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US Fed’s Bowman says Basel III, G-SIB proposals will decrease bank capital requirements

By Neil Roland ( March 12, 2026, 20:01 GMT | Insight) -- Michelle Bowman, the US Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, outlined upcoming Basel III and Global Systemically Important Bank surcharge proposals, saying that combined they would decrease capital requirements for large banks “by a small amount.” The long-awaited Basel III plan, which would implement the 2017 Basel accord that followed on the heels of the Great Recession, would align with international standards “with a view toward improving risk sensitivity,” she said.Michelle Bowman, the US Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, outlined upcoming Basel III and Global Systemically Important Bank surcharge proposals, saying that together they would decrease capital requirements for large banks “by a small amount.”...

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