G-SIBs

In this publication you will find, on a weekly basis, our selection of the most relevant news regarding financial regulation.

In this publication you will find, on a weekly basis, our selection of the most relevant news regarding financial regulation.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released its 2018 list for the Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs). The total number of G-SIBs decreases to 29 (from 30). The three key changes versus the prior list are: i) one bank in (BPCE); ii) two outs (Nordea and RBS) and iii) two banks shift to a lower bucket (Bank of …

There are three main changes versus the previous list: RBC enters in the 1% bucket and Groupe BPCE exits the list. Bank of China and China Construction Bank rise from the 1% to the 1.5 % bucket. Citigroup falls from the 2.5% to the 2% bucket; BNP Paribas from the 2% to the 1.5% and Credit Suisse from the 1.5% to the 1%.

On July 20 the Federal Reserve (Fed) released the final rule for identifying global systemically important bank holding companies (G-SIBs) that operate in the United States and the methodology for estimating the risk-based capital surcharge they will be subject to beginning January 2016.

After one year of intense debate in the financial community, on 9 November the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its final standards on the Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) requirements for global systemically important banks “G-SIBs” and the findings of the Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) conducted by the FSB .…