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Stronger defences needed: stress testing a eurozone break-up
Banks need more capital if they are to survive the worst eurozone scenarios being envisaged by some institutions, say Barry Schachter and Lance Smith
Federal Reserve Board proposals on the supervision of systemically important non-banks would subject insurers to a bank-style regime. Insurance risk managers say the rules make no sense for their industry....
Dealers say they are willing to jeopardise client relationships by exercising break clauses that allow trades to be terminated early – and should receive capital relief as a result. But regulators need...
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Basel DVA proposals could subtract billions from bank capital
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Use of OECD ratings in US market risk proposals questioned
Country risk classifications "are not sovereign ratings" says OECD. US regulators last month proposed using them as an alternative to external credit ratings
Risk managers complain about Fed stress test workload
Twelve new banks are included in this year's US stress test, and some institutions are unhappy about the extra work
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