Trading book

The white elephant of the trading book review

The Basel Committee’s fundamental review of the trading book raises some serious issues, but David Rowe argues its central proposed revision to the market risk capital regime is little more than a costly distraction

Regulators should keep internal models

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is looking closely at the use of supervisor-approved internal models by banks, but the alternatives, such as a leverage ratio, are not a realistic option, argues Uwe Gaumert