The new market risk component of the Basel III Endgame, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), is expected to raise market risk capital requirements significantly. These capital increases are not the result of an increase in the underlying risks of the trading activities of banks but are rather the product of excessive conservatism …

A Comprehensive Look at ‘Optimal’ Bank Capital The U.S. banking agencies just proposed dramatic increases in bank capital requirements. To support this significant change, the agencies stated that current U.S. capital requirements are “toward the low end of the range of optimal capital levels described in the existing literature.” This statement is frequently cited – …

Washington. D.C. – The Bank Policy Institute today announced the hiring of Samantha Riley as a Senior Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel on the Regulatory Affairs team. Sam’s experience spans several significant policy areas in global finance. She previously served in various senior management roles at the Bank of England, including as a …

The recently released proposal by the Fed OCC, and FDIC would substantially revise the capital requirements for large banks in ways that would result in significant increases in those requirements. As a partial justification for this change, the agencies stated that “current capital requirements in the United States are toward the low end of the …