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Audio August 25, 2026

Basel III Is Coming and Banks Need to Focus Beyond Compliance

Eugene Stern, Head of Market Risk Product, Bloomberg

Hande Polat, Corporate Communications Deputy Manager and Sustainability Champion, MetLife

At Treasury & ALM USA 2026, Bloomberg’s Head of Market Risk Product explores the future of Basel III implementation in the U.S. and globally. Discussing standardization, capital requirements, FRTB, regulatory alignment, and risk infrastructure, he explains why banks should focus less on predicting regulatory outcomes and more on building flexible data, technology, and risk management frameworks that can adapt to an evolving regulatory landscape.

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As Basel III moves closer to implementation in the United States, Eugene Stern argues that banks should resist viewing the framework as merely another compliance exercise. While the final details may still evolve, the broader direction of travel is already clear. Across global markets, regulators are pursuing greater standardization, increased transparency, and more consistent approaches to capital measurement. Rather than focusing solely on the potential impact of future rule changes, institutions should be preparing now by strengthening the foundations of their risk management capabilities. The banks that derive the greatest value from Basel III will be those that use it as a catalyst to modernize data, analytics, and decision-making rather than simply meeting minimum requirements.

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