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Will Germany scupper Basel II?

How real is Germany’s threat to veto the proposed Basel II bank capital accord if the country fails to get the concessions it wants on the accord’s treatment of bank lending to small to medium-sized companies (SMEs)?

Building for Basel

The 2005 implementation date for the new Basel II Accord – already postponed by a year – is looming large. Whilst the banking sector is steadily gearing up for the proposed changes, there are fears that some institutions may be left behind.

Building for Basel

The 2005 implementation date for the new Basel II Accord – already postponed by a year – is looming large. Whilst the banking sector is steadily gearing up for the proposed changes, there are fears that some institutions may be left behind.

A spanner in the works

The US and Germany are in a standoff over Basel II’s capital charge calculation for SME lending. Without a compromise this month, the issue threatens to derail implementation of the Accord and the European Directive.

OpenLink establishes Berlin office

OpenLink, a US-based financial and energy trading risk management solution provider, plans to set up an office in Berlin, in order to consolidate its eastern European client base and better serve central European clients.

Basel moves on disclosure

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently announced two significant revisions to its new capital adequacy framework (new Basel Capital Accord or Basel II), which are set to have positive and far-reaching implications for the global banking…

Decline in OTC derivatives for Singapore

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives turnover in Singapore has fallen 44% in the last three years, the Singapore Monetary Authority (MAS) has reported to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Average daily OTC derivatives turnover was $6.3 billion…

Pro-cyclicality in the new Basel Accord

Could Basel II worsen recessions? By backtesting the proposed capital rules to the last recession, D. Wilson Ervin and Tom Wilde argue that the increased risk sensitivity of loan portfolio regulatory capital in the new Accord could have unwelcome…

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