The International Association of Insurance Supervisors is consulting on capital standards that would apply to around 40 insurers around the world.

The outlines of a compromise are emerging, but fund managers will want reciprocal assurances if they are to sign away termination rights.

The G20 ministers asked the Financial Stability Board to conduct an impact study on bail-in proposals that are not yet compatible with EU resolution rules.

Operational challenges raise questions about whether new trading book rules will create more accurate and comparable market risk weightings.

Banks are concerned about the different timescales in the UK, US and Europe, and the risks to cross-border securities trading activities.

The Basel Committee’s final version of the net stable funding ratio has resolved the concerns of most banks, with equity-secured financing likely to be the main victim.

The use of fundamental valuation adjustments for financial reporting and pricing of derivative trades is accelerating among the most sophisticated banks.

The Basel Committee has published a detailed programme of work focused on ensuring greater comparability in the methods used by banks to calculate their risk-weighted assets.

The Financial Stability Board has proposed structural changes to allow for better inclusion of emerging market regulators in its decision-making process. 

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors is to push ahead with its plans to replace observer participation in committee deliberations with a formal stakeholder consultation process, despite widespread criticism.