Systemically Important Financial Institutions

Systemic Risk Council Letter to Financial Stability Board About Systemically Important Banks in Resolution

On Monday, February 2, the Systemic Risk Council wrote a letter to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) about the consultative document recently issued by the FSB on the adequacy of the total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) in resolution. The letter states: “The Council has consistently supported requirements for G-SIBs to maintain robust levels […]

New Paper Finds Little Progress in Reducing the Complexity of Global Systemically Important Banks

Today, the Systemic Risk Council* released a research paper by Richard Herring and Jacopo Carmassi examining the complexity of the 29 institutions that have been designated as Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) by the Financial Stability Board in November 2013. Links to the full paper and executive summary are below. The authors found that in 2013 […]

Systemic Risk Council Letter to Financial Stability Board About Cross-Border Recognition of Resolution Action

On Monday, December 1, the Systemic Risk Council wrote a letter to the Financial Stability Board about cross-border recognition of resolution action. The letter states: “We commend the Financial Stability Board for its progress in addressing too big to fail, and in particular, addressing the important cross-border issues that can contribute to systemic instability and impede […]

Systemic Risk Council Letter Calls On Banking Regulators To Simplify Too Big To Fail Institutions/Disclose Credibility of Living Wills

On February 18, the Systemic Risk Council (SRC) called on federal regulators to simplify complex financial institutions and mandate greater public disclosure of progress in reducing their systemic imprint. The SRC specifically called on the Federal Reserve and FDIC to annually disclose their joint determination, required by Dodd-Frank, as to whether these firms have submitted […]

Big Banks and the Failure of Bankruptcy

Publication: New York Times Author: Simon Johnson 12/19/2013 —In modern American political discourse, it is unusual to see ideas explode before your very eyes. It’s much more typical for bad ideas to drift away quietly – or alternatively to stick around, year after year, despite being completely at odds with the facts. On Dec. 11, at a […]

Systemic Risk Council Letter to Fed, FDIC About Living Wills

On December 2, the Systemic Risk Council sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC requesting that they take steps to substantially improve the amount and quality of information published in the public sections of “living wills” required by Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Read the full letter below: SRC letter to […]

Systemic Risk Council Letter to the SEC About Improving the Public Disclosure for Large Complex Financial Institutions

On December 2, the Systemic Risk Council sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission to request that the SEC examine the level and quality of disclosures being provided by large complex financial institutions (“LCFIs”) and take steps to strengthen that disclosure. Read the full letter below: SRC letter to SEC re LCFI Public Disclosure 12-02-13