Regulators seem to be ‘voice in the wilderness’ as split between standard-setters is increasingly recognised as a reality

Policy measures are aimed at insurers' non-traditional activities. New consultation seeks industry views on possible impact By David Keefe

WASHINGTON, November 8 (Global Risk Regulator) – Wall Street firms gambled on Mitt Romney and lost.

BASEL, Switzerland, November 1 (Global Risk Regulator) – Banking giants Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co may be targeted for top capital surcharges of 2.5%, according to an updated list published by global regulators today.

BASEL, Switzerland, October 31 (Global Risk Regulator) – Slow progress with cross-border talks between regulators threatens to delay implementation of new rules called for by world leaders to cut risks stemming from the vast over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market.

BASEL, Switzerland, October 29 (Global Risk Regulator) – Only six of the 29 big international banks named by global banking regulators as too big to fail seem likely to be subject to the international Basel III capital and liquidity rules from the agreed January 2013 start-date.

BRUSSELS, October 19 (Global Risk Regulator) – Europe’s leaders have agreed to allow the European Central Bank (ECB) to supervise banks from next year, but questions remain about how the process will work, which lenders will be involved and whether those in trouble can be helped, according to Reuters news agency.

WASHINGTON, October 18 (Global Risk Regulator) – Global regulators’ plans aimed at shielding taxpayers from having to bail out big, systemically risky insurance companies are a cause of concern because the proposals are based on “bank-centric” rules designed for banks, according to a leading US insurance industry trade body.

TOKYO, October 11 (Global Risk Regulator) – Global regulators are backing tougher rules for banks whose collapse might roil national economies and for globally systemic insurers as they agreed to bolster defenses against too-big-to-fail financial institutions.

A selection of news items generated by the American regulatory reform agenda