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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

BankUnderground

This post investigates whether large and small banks in the UK and US differ in the cyclical patterns of capital positions and credit provision. The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress.

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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

Perficient

Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts.

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

Strategic Horizon and Capital As mentioned, the problem that bank’s often run into when it comes to strategic planning is their time horizon is too short. If your duration is too long or your BSA compliance is weak, those aren’t good things, but that is not how the bank is going to fail. This, however, could be a mistake.

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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase CEO Signs Giving Pledge; SEC To Investigate Crypto Next Year

PYMNTS

The former senior vice president at Mastercard will oversee tZERO’s legal, regulatory, public policy and compliance functions. The Giving Pledge, which was started by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in 2010, has also been signed by Elon Musk, Ray Dalio, Bill Ackman and Michael Bloomberg, along with more than 150 others. “In

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Citi Ventures on the Lookout for Machine Learning Startups in 2018

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Since its launch in 2010, Citi Ventures has focused on investments that are strategic to its parent, the global financial services provider Citigroup. But when your parent company is a bank that spans the world, you can get involved with a lot of things.

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How to prepare for Basel III

Abrigo

Following the recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision (BCBS) set out to “strengthen global capital and liquidity rules with the goal of promoting a more resilient banking sector.” The three pillars include maintaining minimum capital requirements, a supervisory review process and market discipline.

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Cognitive Technology: A shelter in the storm of regulatory change

Insights on Business

Adapting quickly and efficiently to the compliance obligations brought about by changing regulations is a business requirement that demands urgent attention. Estimates suggest the financial services industry spends over $270 billion every year on regulatory compliance. Companies require cognitive systems that can learn and adapt.