Episode 12: Capital and the Pandemic

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Higher capital and liquidity requirements are widely thought to have helped banks weather the COVID-19 crisis, but do parts of the Basel III framework need to be reconsidered in light of the pandemic? Deutsche Bank group treasurer Dixit Joshi talks to ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia.

ISDA Letter to BCBS on RMA Models

On July 24, ISDA wrote to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to request guidance on how the proposed Risk Mitigation Accounting (RMA) model under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9/IFRS 7 should be treated for prudential regulatory capital...