BGR Views: Breaking down the Basel III Proposal
BGR Financial Services Practice Head Andy Lewin, Keaghan Ames, and Advisory Board Member Brigit Polichene break down the latest banking standards proposal known as Basel III.
BGR Deep Dives: Breaking Down the Basel III Endgame Implementation
By Keaghan Ames, BGR Vice President, Financial Services Practice Late last week, the banking regulators (Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC) issued the long-anticipated proposal that aims to implement changes from 2017 to international capital standards (the “Endgame Standard”) adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”). However, the beltway is abuzz over the […]
Financial Services Policymakers Tracking Recent Bank Failures – What’s Next
By Keaghan Ames, Vice President, Financial Services Behind the drama of the debt ceiling, many policymakers and in Washington and the states have been keeping tabs on recent bank failures and what if any actions need to be taken. In recent weeks, both the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) and Senate Banking Committee (SBC) each […]
BGR Deep Dives: Federal Reserve SVB Review
Recapping the Federal Reserve SVB Review: What Happened and What’s Next By Keaghan Ames, Vice President, Financial Services Practice The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) in March was at a minimum correlated with a series of chain reactions, including the failing of several other banks. For many, uncertainty about the particular details around how […]