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       Posted on January 13th, 2013

What should we do about (Macro) Pru? Macro Prudential Policy and Credit

Credit growth is widely used as an indicator of potential financial stress, and it plays a role in the new Basel III framework. However, it is not clear how good an indicator it is in markets that have been financially liberalised. The authors of this paper take a sample of 14 OECD countries [...]


       Posted on January 13th, 2013

ICMA Quarterly Report – First Quarter 2013 – Assessment of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy

This Quarterly Report is produced by the Market Practice and Regulatory Policy team at ICMA.

It outlines developments in the main areas in which the Association is currently engaged namely: response to the financial crisis, sovereign bond markets, short-term markets, primary markets, secondary markets, asset management and market infrastructure.

Source: ICMA


       Posted on January 13th, 2013

Fourth FAQs on Basel III’s counterparty credit risk and exposures to central counterparties

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Basel III’s counterparty credit risk rules and the interim framework for bank exposures to central counterparties (CCPs). To promote consistent global implementation of those requirements, the Committee has agreed to periodically review frequently asked questions and publish answers along with [...]


       Posted on January 13th, 2013

Basel III: relaxations to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published the finalised Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) on 7 January 2013. The finalised LCR is less onerous than the original formulation published in December 2010 and should therefore be welcomed by banks. This briefing outlines the main amendments to the LCR and considers their effect.

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       Posted on January 13th, 2013

Final Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance With Certain Swap Regulations – CFTC Final order

On July 12, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) published for public comment, pursuant to section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’), a proposed order (‘‘Proposed Order’’) that would grant market participants temporary conditional relief from certain provisions of the CEA, as amended by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank [...]


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