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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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Regions Financial says possible capital hike would be manageable

American Banker

The regional bank told analysts that it has studied how much debt it would need to raise based on an effective post-reform capital floor of 6% of risk-weighted assets, and has determined that that increase in capital would be manageable.

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Are credit-linked notes a good way for regional banks to offload risk?

American Banker

With tougher capital requirements looming, a number of regionals including U.S. Bancorp, Huntington and Santander are using these new instruments to share risk with nonbank investors and lighten their capital load. Experts point out the pros and cons.

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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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Singapore’s Payment Services Act To Regulate Crypto Firms

PYMNTS

30), it will serve as detailed regulation for cryptocurrency firms — for activities ranging from digital payments to the trading of coins like bitcoin and ether. The Asia-Pacific region is home to 20 of the top 50 crypto exchanges. After the Payment Services Act goes into effect on Thursday (Jan. and London-based Luno.

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Capital buffers for regionals, big banks move in opposite directions

American Banker

Following regulatory stress tests, three midsize institutions expect to be required to maintain larger stress capital buffers. The reverse is true for four of the nation's largest banks.

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Report: $50B In Cryptocurrency Moved Out Of China

PYMNTS

While Chinese traders are limited to the purchase of up to $50,000 of foreign currency annually, the volume suggests stablecoins could be being used to circumvent the regulation, according to Chainalysis , the New York-based provider of regulatory compliance software.