An exploration of the potential modifications the OCC will make to the Volker Rule to reduce the burden on banks whilst still serving its original purpose. Actions may include:
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A summary of the main points from the final negotiation of this key regulation resulting from the Financial Crisis of 2007-08.
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A brief exploration of some of the challenges to implementing the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB).
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Our regular readers will know that the Clarus Blog focuses on Derivatives and the new regulations introduced after the Financial Crisis of 2007-08. The massive increase in availability of data on OTC Derivatives markets is of great interest to us. However at times we are guilty of not paying enough attention to older data sources. […]
With 6 months until GDPR becomes enforceable, time is running short to make the appropriate preparations to be fully compliant with the regulation.
It could not be timelier that 6 months away from the enforcement of GDPR a major data protection breach is discovered in a very visible company.
Ring-fencing splits banks into deposit-taking institutions and investment banks. There is more than one way that this can be achieved. The European Commission has decided against ring-fencing. Large UK banks are required to ring-fence their deposit-taking operations from January 2019. The US may include some ring-fencing proposals as they look at financial reforms. Why Do […]
Congressman Collin Peterson cited our recent blog, “MIFID II transparency will leave us in the dark”, during a committee hearing in Washington. The session in the public hearing was recorded and is available below. The Clarus citation is around 24m02.
SA-CCR for Excel calculates the Standardised Approach for Credit Risk Use it to reconcile your calculations Or assess the impact of moving to SA-CCR And perform pre-trade what-if analysis Free 14-day trials are available for all financial firms. Background In March 2014, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published bcbs279, the Standardised Approach for measuring Counterparty […]
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