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Basel regulators put op risk charge below 15%

Global banking regulators will cut to below 15% from 20% the benchmark figure on which they intend basing the controversial operational risk capital charge they propose for large international banks from 2005.

Fed arranges swap deals to smooth liquidity

The US Federal Reserve has agreed temporary swap arrangements with the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada designed to help international banks meet any shortfall of dollars needed to settle market positions created by…

Basel II seen as meeting key challenge

The Basel II banking accord is the latest and highly welcome example of how regulators and policy-makers are meeting one of the two key challenges facing them today, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) president Urban Bäckström said in June.

Unleashing Asia’s demons

The Basel Committee’s new consultative paper on capital adequacy could wreak havoc with Asia’s domestic banks. The revamped rules will make the shortcomings of their risk management systems all too clear.

Unleashing Asia's demons

The Basel Committee’s new consultative paper on capital adequacy could wreak havoc with Asia’s domestic banks. The revamped rules will make the shortcomings of their risk management systems all too clear.

Documentation dilemmas

Concerns over credit event definitions and the Basel Committee’s ‘ w ’ capital charge on credit mitigation instruments will not be easily resolved.

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