The federal banking regulators today issued long-expected guidance on the methodology banks can use to deduct investments from tier 1 capital under the Volcker Rule and the Basel III regulatory capital rule. Noting that the deduction of investments in certain Volcker-covered funds could overlap with that under the regulatory capital rule, the agency guidance is intended to clarify the interaction of the two and provide a deduction methodology that will avoid double deductions.
FDIC tables proposals concerning regulatory review of bank control
The FDIC Board today two resolutions concerning bank control after both failed to gain majority support, with their sponsors promising...