Downgrade indicates state’s reduced ability, not willingness, to provide ‘same level of extraordinary support’
While aggregate bank exposure to private credit is low, some individual lenders may have concentrated risk
Biggest criticism is the decision not to pursue greater capital requirements
Bank of America, Citi and JPMorgan the largest US lenders to meat, dairy and feed corporations, says report
The FDIC aims to increase transparency around its approach to resolution
IASB will require income statement adjustments but has yet to clarify treatment of sustainable investments
European banks issued less than half the AT1s by value in Q1 2024 versus last year
Many see the lending facilities as only for banks in trouble
Securitisation could free up capital for lending to the real economy, but increase links to NBFIs
The European parliament will soon vote on amendments to incorporate the new rules into EU law
A lack of data is obscuring the true systemic danger
Last year the UK regulator removed more than 10,000 misleading adverts
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision wants to change how it judges the largest global banks’ systemic importance
The top 10 prime brokers serve the largest proportion of hedge funds, says S&P Global Ratings
New tool will harmonise metrics for analysis on a macro scale
Policy commitments not effectively translated into concrete actions
The lifting of the UK bankers’ bonus cap risks worsening the gender pay gap
The narrative that the internet causes bank runs lacks evidence, say experts, but regulators are investigating
The government is pursuing the painful fiscal adjustment it promised, but is it sustainable?
VCs are shying away from south-east Asia, with interest dropping by 51 per cent from 2020 to 2023, says a new survey