Liquidity requirements

Congress may need to step in on Libor switch, Mnuchin warns

12/05/19

The Treasury secretary suggested a role for lawmakers in containing any fallout with financial contracts stemming from the transition to a new interest rate benchmark.

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What ongoing repo turmoil means for banks

12/03/19

Federal Reserve officials said they contained fallout from the rate spike in the repurchase agreement market, but the episode poses longer-term repercussions for liquidity rules, the transition to a new interest rate benchmark and other issues.

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Citigroup hit with record U.K. fine for incorrect reporting

11/26/19

The Bank of England fined Citi $57 million for failing to properly report capital and liquidity levels at its European investment bank and other global operations.

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Fed's Powell says revamp of capital, liquidity rules not under consideration

10/30/19

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he does not think revamping capital or liquidity requirements is necessary despite recent volatility in the repurchase markets.

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Mnuchin open to easing liquidity rules; BofA employees rewarded

10/30/19

Treasury Secretary says regulators could look to help ease liquidity logjam in money markets; workers will get special bonuses for the third straight year.

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JPMorgan felt barred from calming repo market by regulations

10/15/19

JPMorgan Chase had the cash and willingness to calm short-term funding markets when they went haywire in mid-September, but the banking giant said regulations held it back.

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Fed finishes overhaul of post-crisis supervisory regime

10/10/19

The central bank finalized a host of regulatory-relief changes mostly benefiting midsize and regional banks that hew closely to proposals issued in April and last fall.

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Fed plans meeting to finalize reg relief for midsize banks

10/03/19

The central bank will consider rules to create a tiered structure for supervising banks with over $100 billion of assets and to ease resolution plan requirements.

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Banks push for greater relief on foreign bank regs, living wills

07/07/19

The industry is urging federal regulators to go further in streamlining oversight of foreign banks and resolution-planning requirements. Critics warn that the proposals could weaken post-crisis safeguards.

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Why are policymakers so afraid of the word 'deregulation'?

04/11/19

Regulators and lawmakers go to great lengths to avoid using the term for reforms in the Trump era, but its meaning is consistent with recent steps to revise and clarify the post-crisis regime.

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