The Federal Reserve may soon start letting some banks boost their dividends again, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal that cites anonymous sources. The move would signal confidence in the new financial regulations …
UBS and Credit Suisse Group will have to almost double their capital holdings because Switzerland has set out to further tighten the reins on its megabanks, requiring them to hold capital well in excess of the new Basel III rul…
International bankers are hammering out the Basel III agreement, which will require banks to keep more capital in reserve relative to what they invest. It’s a good idea, and one that would cushion the financial system from the…
The so-called Basel III reforms impose new rules for capital reserves that the world’s banks would have to keep on hand as a cushion to avert future financial meltdowns. The G20 nations are expected to ratify the agreement at t…