It's time to dispense with the fiction that there is no cost to treating underwater "held-to-maturity" securities as regulatory capital. Thoughtful reconsideration of leverage ratio requirements ...

A combination of factors has contributed to a downward trend in midstream leverage ratios over the last several years. Large midstream MLPs and corporations generally have leverage ratios in line with ...

Nigerians looking to make a profit from the forex market can do so by trading Forex. But trading forex isn’t risk-free, and when leverage is on the table, it can be even more challenging. A double ...

On November 25, 2025, the US federal banking regulators proposed changes to the community bank leverage ratio (“CBLR”) framework (the “Proposal”). 1 The changes are intended to encourage additional ...

There is a rhythm to regulatory announcements: unveil new standards seemingly on a daily basis, abruptly reshape an established rule, leave questions on forbearance unanswered and then shift the ...

On June 27, 2025, the Federal Reserve approved a proposal to recalibrate a key capital requirement applicable to the largest U.S. banking organizations (known as global systemically important banks ...

The Federal Reserve's top regulator said changes are needed to the supplementary leverage ratio to improve the Treasury market and ensure banks face proper risk incentives. Processing Content In a ...

UK banks would be able to have as much as £70 billion in deposits before being subject to a cap on their leverage under a new proposal from the Bank of England. Lenders can currently have as much as ...

Five financial industry associations have joined forces to express their strong concern about the implications of including central bank cash balances within Basel III’s leverage ratio framework. The ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) have adopted a ...