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Convexity hedging and its impact on US swap spreads
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Basel II delay could help EU
A further delay in the coming-into-effect of the Basel II banking accord to 2006 might take the pressure off the European Union’s attempts to co-ordinate the timing of its own new banking rules, some political analysts said in late February.
Regulator hits back at Basel II critics
Much of the complexity for which the Basel II bank capital accord is criticised is the inevitable result of three highly desirable features of the pact - namely, risk sensitivity, wide applicability and the shifting of the task of risk measurement to…
Insurance companies - On the road to Basel III
UK regulators want to harmonise regulation of the financial services sector - and they have insurance companies in their sights.
Beyond STP: Staying Connected
Connections sometimes fail. Having a plan for monitoring message flow can be key to STP.
The Basle II capital accord: op risk proposals in brief
This summary has been updated to include the revisions to the Basle II op risk proposals contained in the Working Paper on the Regulatory Treatment of Operational Risk issued in September, 2001 and available on the Bank for International Settlements’…
Asset managers run for cover
UK investment firms are facing increasing risk management pressures, thanks to new regulatory initiatives, legal challenges and a shift in operating environment. Coping will require a major investment in technology infrastructure – especially in the…
Basel regulators still hope for 2005 date as doubts increase
The Basel II bank capital adequacy accord could still come into effect by 2005, even if quite late in that year, although the date very much hangs in the balance, international regulatory sources said in early March.
Enron-related regulatory issues hit derivatives industry
Enron's collapse has sparked calls for more derivatives regulation and stricter accounting standards in the US. What proposals should the derivatives industry be concerned about?
Regulators concentrate on key op risk issues for QIS3
Global banking regulators working on the operational risk aspects of the controversial Basle II banking accord are concentrating their efforts on some key issues as they prepare their part of the so-called QIS3 survey.
Changes afoot at rating agencies
Rating agencies are under fire once again, this time for failing to anticipate Enron’s bankruptcy. But they are looking to improve their methodology. What do the changes mean for banks that will have to rely on their ratings under Basel II?
Credit risk reporting: Managing the exposure challenge
Mass financial shocks – including Enron and Argentina – are forcing banks to disclose more information, faster, about their credit exposures to satisfy skittish investors. How are banks' technology infrastructures coping with this challenge?
New disclosure rule boosts pension risks
New UK accounting rule FRS 17 will force companies to disclose pensions liabilities on corporate balance sheets. The risk management issues are wide-ranging, and experts have few easy answers. Furthermore, the new rule could soon be adopted in a number…
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