Federal Reserve

Questioning the compensation carrot

Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have demanded that bank compensation packages are adjusted for risk. A variety of proposals have been released by individual supervisors, but they are simpler – and in some cases, more draconian – than many were…

The liquidity lifeline

The Basel Committee intends to introduce internationally binding liquidity standards, to include both a requirement for a liquid assets buffer and longer-term structural funding constraints. How will the measures be calculated and what will the…