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The Inspector General (IG), the Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog, is urging the central bank to strengthen how it protects employees and information during periods of international travel where foreign intelligence agencies might be operational. The IG said the Fed currently lacks a formal program to prepare staff for international travel and does not make checks after staff trips to investigate whether anything suspicious has occurred. The central bank does not have a program to track employee foreign travel or to share risk assessments, and it does not have the tools to make sure staff comply with foreign travel rules, the watchdog said.
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UK/Europe
The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has proposed easing rules on how banks calculate trading book capital. Following similar moves by the US and EU, these changes adjust the global Basel III standards introduced after the 2008 financial crisis. The new proposals would allow banks to use internal models more easily instead of standardised approaches, reducing overall capital requirements. Additionally, the BoE announced that its upcoming private sector stress simulation intends to evaluate exactly how alternative investment firms, commercial banks, retail investors and insurance providers would handle a severe, unexpected global financial and economic crisis.
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