Laboratory experiments
High-profile banking laws driven by politics and model policies are roaring out of state legislatures—our “laboratories of democracy.” And are we headed toward being a country of red-state banks and blue-state banks?
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FSB report warns of rising financial stability risk
The current environment of swiftly rising interest rates, combined with tighter financial conditions, greater market volatility and slowing global growth “could test many of the long-standing and growing vulnerabilities in the global financial system,” the Financial Stability Board said.
Banks must be free to make lending decisions, Nichols says during Texas energy tour
ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols last week joined Texas Bankers Association Chairman Ford Sasser and CEO Chris Furlow on a listening tour through Texas to hear from bank leaders and discuss the critical role banks of all sizes play in supporting the state’s energy sector.
ABA comments on FAF draft strategic plan
As the Financial Accounting Foundation considers a proposed strategic plan, ABA is recommending the organization consider ensuring that post-implementation reviews (PIRs) are conducted on a regular basis and that FAF takes a leadership role in helping bridge the gap between investor expectations and reporting on environmental sustainability.
FSB issues progress report on climate risk efforts
The Financial Stability Board today issued a progress report on its work to implement its roadmap for addressing climate-related financial risk.
Ahead of G20 meeting, FSB chair warns of economic slowdown
The Financial Stability Board today published a letter from Chairman Klaas Knot warning of global financial system vulnerabilities and providing an update on the group’s work in key areas.
ABA, state associations to agencies: Protect banks’ freedom to make business decisions
As ESG guidance and disclosures from regulators proliferate, banks must remain free to lend to, invest in and do business without government interference, ABA and the 51 state bankers associations wrote today in a letter to financial regulators.
ABA calls for significant changes to SEC climate risk disclosure framework
Warning that the agency is going far beyond its mandate, the American Bankers Association today week urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to significantly revise—or withdraw altogether and repropose—its extensive climate risk disclosure framework for public companies.
Basel officials warn of ‘unrealistic’ expectations for banks in green transition
Top economic and regulatory officials at the Basel, Switzerland Bank for International Settlements emphasized the limits of the financial industry’s ability to reduce climate risk in a new article this week, calling it “unrealistic” to assume that the financial sector could drive the reallocation of resources needed to transition to a global green economy “in the absence of adequate environmental policymaking in the real economy.”
CFTC seeks feedback on climate-related financial risk
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a request for information regarding climate-related financial risks related to the derivatives markets and underlying commodities markets—the latest federal regulatory agency to issue a climate-related RFI.