Banks are underestimating the risk that their trading partners on the foreign exchange market may fail to honor commitments, global regulators said.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued draft guidance to lenders to bolster safeguards against the possibility that trades may break down before they are settled.
Banks should set binding limits on the amount of settlement risk they take onto their books, and restrict the amount of business they do with any single counterparty.
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