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US Congressman blasts Basel II while supervisors forge ahead
A US Congressman sent waves of panic across Europe when he announced at a fringe event of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in late January that he had serious reservations about whether the US would ever adopt Basel II.
Morgan Stanley forex co-head retires
Morgan Stanley has made Philip Newcomb sole global head of foreign exchange, following the retirement of Peter Murray at the end of January, reports Risknews ' sister publication FX Week . Murray, who was based in London, and Newcomb, based in New York,…
Comit Gruppe pulls its Sword from the scabbard
Comit Gruppe, the Swiss-based financial software vendor, has begun its first marketing and sales push for its operational risk product, Sword. Although Sword has been around for several years -- the product has 750 live users at about three asset…
UKFSA issues fraud paper
The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) published a discussion paper in mid-December entitled DP26: Developing our policy on fraud and dishonesty.
Basel II will reduce securitisation by banks, but won’t alter bank ratings, says Fitch Ratings
The implementation of the more risk-reflective Basel II will reduce the attraction of securitisation as a means of lowering banks’ regulatory capital requirements, but is unlikely to change the ratings of originating banks, according to a special report…