Feature/Regulation
Capital concerns
Basel’s proposals for banks involved in the repo markets have caused widespread dismay. As a result, trade organisations around the world are petitioning the committee for a wholesale rethink.
Basel II to be re-calibrated for Asian banks
Simon Topping, executive director for banking policy at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said in July that the proposed Basel II capital accord will be re-calibrated during the current consultation period to make risk weightings for Asia's banks…
Insurers get amber light with some green
BASEL - Global banking regulators have signalled they might agree to a role for operational risk insurance in the Basel II bank capital accord.
Basel bonds Canada
The largest Canadian banks have banded together to share default data, making it much more likely they will all qualify for the most advantageous regulatory capital approach under the Basel II capital Accord.
Asian banks face hedging threat
Hong Kong - The Basel II bank capital adequacy accord could stop Asia's banks from hedging risk, resulting in their being shut out of the global banking system entirely, says Paul Sheehan, Hong Kong-based co-head of Asian bank research at US investment…
EU urged to recognise different op risk profiles of investment firms
MONTE CARLO - The European Union's plans to make investment firms as well as banks reserve capital against operational risk must acknowledge that one size does not fit all firms in the financial services industry, a leading European financial regulator…
Basel working group suggests "pragmatic" approach to credit risk expected losses
BASEL - A working group of the Basel Committee of banking supervisors has proposed "a pragmatic approach" to treating expected losses in arriving at a capital charge for credit risk under the internal ratings based (IRB) approach of the proposed Basel II…
Beyond Basel II - operational risk management comes of age
Integrated, enterprise-wide, operational risk management can offer much more than just regulatory compliance.
UK lags Europe for Basel II implementation
BRUSSELS - The UK financial services sector lags most of Europe in its state of preparedness for the implementation of the proposed new Basel capital accord for internationally active banks, dubbed Basel II, according to research by professional services…
Independent collapse highlights Basel II op risk insurance dilemma
LONDON - Some of the concerns of banking regulators about the effectiveness of insurance cover when operational disaster strikes a company could be illustrated by the plight of Independent Insurance, the UK general insurance group that collapsed in June…
UK lags Europe for Basle II implementation
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Insurers get amber light with some green
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