Swiss and UK banks set to win as Japanese lose in Basel II

- Christopher Jeffery
- 01 Jan 2002

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The study, which compares how much capital banks would be required to set aside under the foundation credit approach in Basel II with the existing 8% rule in Basel I, found that Swiss banks would gain a 31% regulatory capital advantage, and UK banks would be 28% better off. Japanese banks, by contrast, would be hit by an average increase of 30% in capital, according to senior banking officials.

UK and Swiss institutions benefit from more favourable treatment given to their relatively large

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