Measures could help restore market confidence
Measures aimed at enhancing supervisory oversight of big banks
Measure intended to make “too big to fail” banks resolvable without taxpayer support
Total mortgage originations are forecast to decline 25% in 2014
Some activities may be shifted to non-bank subsidiaries
Banks with high cost structures, elevated efficiency ratios, and lower capital ratios are likely targets for consolidation
Aim is to eliminate false incentives, make compensation transparent
Big firms would have to maintain a tier 1 capital leverage buffer above the minimum Basel III requirement
Government says it intends to strengthen standards in banking
Report examines the challenge of how to balance the conflicting goals of risk sensitivity, simplicity and comparability