Santander Remains The Only Spanish Bank Classified As Systemic By The FSB
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has updated its list of global systemic banks and Santander remains the only Spanish bank in the new classification.
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Systemic Insurers To Raise Capital By 10%, But Not Before 2019
The G20’s Financial Stability Board will apparently demand higher capital requirements from global systemic insurers to avoid collapses such as AIG’s in 2008. The capital increase could be around 10%.
TLAC next steps: Quantitative Impact Study
BBVA Research | March 30, 2015 | The TLAC’s public consultation period ended on 2nd February. Now is the time for carrying out a comprehensive Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) to define the optimal calibration of the TLAC. The FSB will assess the potential impacts on financial system, financial stability and the real economy.
FSB: tougher loss-absorbency homework for too-big-to-fail banks
MADRID | The Corner | The Financial stability board (FSB) is advocating an increase in regulatory demands of systemic banks: the so-called “too big to fail”. The details will be presented at tomorrow’s G20 meeting, but will effectively mean that more capital and liabilities can automatically be written off in a crisis. The basic requirement will be set at 15-20% of risk-weighted assets by 2019, although the final number will be higher (even more than 25% in certain cases) since lenders have to meet “other regulatory capital buffers,” according to the document, dated Sept. 21, quoted by Bloomberg.