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The Basel Committee today released two consultative papers on the treatment of derivatives-related transactions under the capital adequacy framework.

The two papers are:

Non-internal model method for capitalising counterparty credit risk exposures 

Capital treatment of bank exposures to central counterparties 

http://www.bis.org/press/p130628.htm

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Barclays under German taxman’s gaze over tax credits-report

German tax authorities are investigating Barclays over the use of legal loopholes which cut the British lender’s tax bill by billions of euros, a German newspaper reported on Saturday. . .

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/22/barclays-tax-idUSL5N0EY06M20130622

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EU Pushes Through Bonus Cap, Uncertainty About Who Will Be Caught Remains

The EU Council pushed through the plan to cap bankers’ bonuses at a maximum of double their salary from 2015. The measure will come in on 2014’s bonuses, paid out at the start of 2015. . .

http://hereisthecity.com/2013/06/21/banks-race-to-overhaul-remuneration-as-eu-set-bonus-cap/

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Raj Rajaratnam Insider Conviction Upheld by Appeals Court

Galleon Group LLC co-founder Raj Rajaratnam’s conviction for directing the most extensive insider-trading scheme in U.S. history was upheld by an appeals court, which ruled the government’s use of wiretaps was proper.  . . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-24/raj-rajaratnam-insider-conviction-upheld-by-appeals-court.html

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FSB to Examine Alternatives to Scandal-Hit Benchmark Rates

Global regulators are to assess alternatives to tarnished benchmarks in the wake of rate-rigging scandals that have harmed investor confidence . . .

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-25/fsb-to-examine-alternatives-to-scandal-hit-benchmark-rates.html

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Stricter rules for credit rating agencies to enter into force

As of 20 June, credit rating agencies (CRAs) will have to follow stricter rules which will make them more accountable for their actions. The new rules also aim to reduce over-reliance on credit ratings while at the same time improving the quality of the rating process. Credit rating agencies will have to be more transparent when rating sovereign states . . .

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-555_en.htm?locale=en

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EU split on future bank bailouts

EU finance ministers have failed to agree on how to rescue troubled banks in any future crisis.  . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23020056#

 

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BIS: Central banks must end ‘whatever it takes’ policy

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says banks have done their bit to help economic recovery and now governments must do more. . . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23025355#

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83rd BIS Annual Report 2012/2013

Since 2007, actions by central banks have prevented financial collapse. Further accommodation is borrowing time for others to act.  But the time must be used wisely. The focus of action must be on balance sheet repair, fiscal sustainability and, most of all, the economic and financial reforms needed to return economies to the real growth paths authorities and the public both want and expect (Chapter I). After reviewing the past year’s economic developments (Chapter II), the remaining economic chapters of the 83rd Annual Report cover the critical policy challenges in detail: reforming labour and product markets to restore productivity growth (Chapter III), ensuring the sustainability of public finances (Chapter IV), adapting financial regulation to ensure resilience of the increasingly complex global system (Chapter V), and re-emphasising the stabilisation objectives of central banks (Chapter VI).  . .

 

http://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2013e.htm

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Jail reckless bankers, standards commission urges

Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a long-awaited report on banking commissioned by the government has recommended. . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22954586