Jamie Dimon’s letter to shareholders

Dimon says that JPM is stronger, safer and more profitable than ever before. How? By being better capitalised;...

The stage is being set for another financial crisis

2008: A Crisis We Should Have Learned From In 2008, the world experienced the worst financial crisis since...

Basel III finalisation comes undone: A proposal that lets down citizens and backtracks on global agreements

Overview The global regulatory framework agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2017 (Basel III),...

Capital requirements: a “silver bullet” against the looming climate-induced financial crises

The tremendous macro-economic consequences of the looming climate crisis are forcing financial supervisors to acknowledge that regulatory action...

Basel approach not sufficient to address climate-related risks

How novel are the Principles? The Principles are the first formal guidance on climate-related financial risks from the...

BCBS at last leveling the playing field #Playitfair

Big banks (Too-Big-to-Fail) are allowed to use their own models to determine their regulatory capital = the minimum amount...

“Bank lobby has been successful at fighting reform”

Christian Chavagneux: You identify “leverage” as the key challenge of banking reform. Why? Robert Jenkins : We are...

Three months of banking profits could prevent a ‘fossil subprime’ crisis

Banking supervisors are increasingly concerned about the links between climate change and financial stability. At the heart of the...

Fixing Basel III doesn’t make it Basel IV #PlayItFair

Big banks (Too-Big-to-Fail) are allowed to use their own models to determine their regulatory capital = the minimum amount...

Fossil fuel lending is a financial stability issue

N.b.: This is an extract of an article by Greg Ford that was first published on 10 August...

Why Venture Capital Might Be the Wrong Fit

Venture capital is often seen as the gold standard for growing companies, but it is far from suitable...

A Reaction to the Banking Crisis: Reinforce international prudential and resolution rules

This should be a wake up call. Financial authorities must properly implement and reinforce international prudential and resolution...

#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform

The true cost of the 2008 crisis As authorities only just prevented a 2023 repeat of the 2008...

8 lobby myths about higher capital requirements for fossil banking

Banks are crucial to our economy – they manage peoples’ deposits and savings, with them also allocating money...

Climate risk: strong Pillar II prudential measures are needed but not enough

N.B.: This text features extracts from the Finance Watch report “A silver bullet against green swans” Leading regulators,...

The One-for-One Rule: A way for COP26 ambitions to manifest in financial regulation

With the transition to net zero, fossil fuel assets of banks and insurers will rapidly diminish in value...

4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity

Financial supervisors are increasingly concerned about the links between climate change and financial stability. They are right –...

Help us voice society’s concerns to avoid a further deregulation of the banking sector

This summer the European Commission launched a new consultation on the“possible impact of the CRR and CRD IV on bank...

Теневое финансирование: скрытая экономика бизнеса, который банки отвергли

Когда традиционные кредитные линии закрываются, предприниматели оказываются перед выбором: свернуть операции или найти капитал в обход банковской системы....

Reinventing financial regulation for a more resilient world

It is a testament to the importance of getting financial regulation right that almost ten years since the...

Capital Requirements and Compliance

Understand capital requirements and their role in ensuring financial stability and resilience. Explore regulatory frameworks, stress testing methodologies, and compliance strategies that banks and financial institutions use to meet standards. Stay informed about updates to capital adequacy rules.