Banks down under get go-ahead to use advanced measurement approaches

SYDNEY - The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has given its approval for a number of Australian banks to adopt the advanced measurement approaches under the Basel II framework.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and Westpac Banking Corporation have permission to adopt the internal ratings-based (IRB) approach to credit risk and the advanced measurement approach (AMA) to operational risk, effective from January 1, 2008. The Bank of Western Australia and National Australia Bank were granted AMA approval only. Macquarie - Australia's largest investment bank - was also granted Basel II accreditation at the foundation

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