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Large and regional banks are taking different approaches to buybacks in light of the proposed new capital rules. Some plan to buy back stock at moderate levels this year, while others say they will to remain on the sidelines until there is more clarity about the reforms.
January 31 -
Banks and Congressmen alike see U.S. regulators' version of Basel III as overly stringent for the securitization market.
January 24 -
Banking regulators' push for higher capital for the largest banks may very well pass in some form, but before it does, there needs to be an articulated plan for tackling the migration of banking activities out of the banking system.
January 23American Banker -
January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the financial services industry should take the opportunity to step up for survivors.
January 22Moore & Van Allen -
A common concern in housing finance reactions has been the lack of accommodation for strategies routinely used to manage credit, rate and liquidity exposures.
January 19 -
The leader of the Financial Services Forum takes issue with a recent BankThink article that challenged the industry's claims about proposed rules for implementing the Basel endgame capital requirements.
January 19Financial Services Forum -
The Federal Reserve and New York State Department of Financial Services fined the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for violations related to a lack of internal controls for confidential supervisory information and anti-money-laundering compliance failures.
January 19 -
Past crises have created opportunities for criminal organizations to inject their funds into the legitimate banking system. Bankers can't allow that to happen again.
January 19 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman, a vocal opponent to the proposed risk capital rules for large banks, said she still sees a path forward for capital reform.
January 17 -
Who counts as a politically exposed person, or PEP, is different in different jurisdictions. Uniformity in the identification of people considered a higher risk for money laundering would ease compliance headaches for everyone.
January 17ComplyAdvantage