Off balance sheet
Accounting change prompts rethink of US leverage ratios
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Proposal for convergence on derivatives netting could force an adjustment of US bank leverage ratios, says regulator
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China’s local governments have channelled their debt through off-balance sheet financing vehicles that leave creditors little recourse to repayment in the event of default. Calls to reform this system...
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Philippe Trainar, chief risk officer at Scor, talks to Alexander Campbell
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No accounting for tastes
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has been robust in its defence of fair-value accounting, and is now set to ruffle regulatory feathers by proposing the approach be expanded to cover all financial instruments. Risk speaks to the standard-setter’s...
FDIC seeks feedback on SPV FASB accounting changes
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US regulatory authorities are to consult financial institutions over impending changes to accounting principles that could bring billions of dollars in off-balance-sheet conduits and other vehicles back onto bank balance sheets, ramping up firms' capital...
Into account
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The US Financial Accounting Standards Board has released new rules on off-balance-sheet exposures, which will compel US companies to consolidate billions of dollars of assets previously kept in special-purpose entities on to their balance sheets. How...
Basel Committee releases Basel II capital enhancements
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New capital framework enhancements cover reputational risk
Points of principle
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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published revisions to its principles on liquidity risk management in June, highlighting the need for institutions to articulate their liquidity risk tolerance and to have a sufficient cushion to withstand market...
FDIC issues liquidity guidance and encourages contingency funding
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The US regulator has released recommendations on liquidity risk and encourages capital-raising initiatives as US banks feel the pinch
Getting off track
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Calls by politicians to ban off-balance-sheet vehicles may border on the hysterical, but amendments to the rules governing their use and a return to simpler structures could help banks avoid future calamities. Rob Davies reports
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