banking-regulation
Ex-Barclays CEO Staley Did Not Mislead UK Watchdog About Epstein, Lawyer Says
Swiss Banking Rule Delay a Mixed Blessing for UBS
FinanceSwiss Lawmakers Want to Push Back Public Liquidity Backstop
FinanceECB's Panetta Says Europe Should Consider Simpler Banking Rules
Implicit State Guarantee for UBS Is Worth Billions, Study Says
Date: January 29, 2025
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS effectively benefits from a state guarantee that has reduced its costs by billions, a study from the University of Bern has found. The study, published on Tuesday,...
Looser Mortgage Rules in Europe Raise Risks for Lenders, Warns Moody's
Date: January 28, 2025
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - The roll-out of looser mortgage rules across several European countries has raised the risk of loan defaults and is a negative for lenders' credit profile over the...
Italy Has No Plans to Strengthen Golden Power Rules on Financial Sector
Date: January 15, 2025
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government has no plans to strengthen its "golden power" legislation to intervene in mergers and takeovers in the financial sector, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti...
Evaluating the Financial Impact of Basel Iii, Dodd-Frank, and Gdpr on Banking Institutions
Date: January 9, 2025
In the ever-evolving world of global finance, regulatory compliance frameworks such as Basel III, Dodd-Frank, and GDPR have emerged as fundamental pillars in reshaping the strategies and operations of banking institutions worldwide. These regulations are not merely bureaucratic mandates but are designed to cultivate a stable and resilient financial environment by addressing systemic vulnerabilities, promoting consumer protection, and fostering transparency....
Factbox-ECB Sets 2025 Srep Requirements for Italian Banks
Date: December 18, 2024
(Reuters) -Italian banks have started to disclose the minimum best-quality capital requirements for 2025 set by the European Central Bank under its Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The SREP process provides an overall assessment of the challenges that significant lenders face, resulting in solvency requirements and other supervisory measures they are expected to comply...
ECB Imposes Extra Capital Charge on 13 Banks Over Leverage Risk
Date: December 17, 2024
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank imposed additional capital charges on 13 euro zone banks this year, judging that they might be taking on more risk than they can absorb. This “add-on” to the banks’ leverage ratio requirement, which measures a bank’s core capital as a percentage of its total assets, was applied to...