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Federal Banking Regulators Seek Comments for Additional Capital for Large Banks

Perficient

The FRB and FDIC are looking to improve financial stability by limiting contagion risk ( the spread of an economic crisis from one market or region to another) by reducing the likelihood of uninsured depositors suffering loss. Current Capital Requirements. The current long-term debt calibration for U.S. of total leverage exposure.

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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

BankUnderground

There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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Israel’s Red Dot Capital Likes Southeast Asia’s COVID Comeback Story

PYMNTS

Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is straying from its bread-and-butter focus on homegrown Israeli technology and security startups to find opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia. But Stern said the strategy shift isn’t just based on the need to fuel growth.

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Report: $50B In Cryptocurrency Moved Out Of China

PYMNTS

“It’s possible that the economic tumult may have prompted some capital flight from China, though much of the Tether movement could have been East Asia-based cryptocurrency traders moving their holdings to international exchanges in order to trade at a time when cryptocurrency price volatility was high,” Chainalysis wrote.

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What Relationship Pricing Means for Bank Performance

South State Correspondent

The Issue with Relationship Pricing and Profitability The US banking industry has been unable to consistently earn a return on capital equal to its average cost (approximately 11% over the last few decades). Banks can then calculate SVA by subtracting their cost of capital from net operating profit after tax for each client.

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Bank Earnings Call Questions – Get Ready for These

South State Correspondent

To do that, we wrote a Python script to analyze a representative sample of earnings call transcripts for regional and mid-sized banks over the past several years. Capital & Risk Management The larger the bank you are, the more likely you will be asked about capital levels.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.