Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Regulatory Capital Rules: Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets; Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements

Letter to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This response is targeted to the specific risk-based capital requirements for derivative and repo-style transactions that are cleared on central counterparties (CCP Rules). (OCC RIN 1557-AD46; OCC Docket ID OCC-2012-0009; FRB RIN 7100 AD 87; FRB Docket No. R-1442; FDIC RIN 3064-AD96)

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Eyeing the Basel III Finish Line

An effective regulatory capital framework relies on multiple ingredients, from appropriate drafting to rigorous testing and consultation. Even minor calibration distortions can inflate capital requirements, which could negatively affect the capacity of banks to support deep and liquid markets, with...

Joint Comment Letter on Basel III Endgame Proposal

The Institute of International Finance (IIF), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today submitted a joint comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the...