Bank Capital

US regulators urged to outdo Basel III rules

Publication: Financial Times Author: Shahien Nasiripour and Tom Braithwaite 11/13/2012– A group of former senior US financial regulators has urged authorities to drastically cap big banks’ borrowings, adding to a growing chorus of sceptics who are challenging the international response to the financial crisis. In a letter on Thursday, the Systemic Risk Council recommended to US bank regulators that […]

Systemic Risk Council Letter on Regulatory Capital Rules

Systemic Risk Council October 4, 2012 Dear Chairman Bernanke, Comptroller Curry, and Acting Chairman Gruenberg: The Systemic Risk Council, an independent and non-partisan council formed by the CFA Institute and The Pew Charitable Trusts, appreciates the opportunity to comment on the three notices of proposed rulemaking cited above. We have been concerned about the slow […]