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Regulators urged to enhance op risk oversight post September 11
WORLD TRADE CENTER AFTERMATH
Is there hope in the advanced measurement approaches?
BASLE II UPDATE
IBM targets costs and operational resilience for customers post-Sept 11
WORLD TRADE CENTER AFTERMATH
Shipping derivatives steer the market
Andy James from Enron Europe highlights why investment managers should view shipping as a trading tool.
Reliant to launch new hybrid weather-energy swap
Houston-based Reliant Energy appears to be attempting to take the mantle of industry innovator from troubled Enron by launching a new US natural gas index and associated hybrid swap contract that integrates energy and weather risk – the weather-sensitive…
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…
Basic shortcomings
The Basel regulators have missed their chances with their latest op risk paper, argues Jacques Pézier.
Basic shortcomings
BASLE II UPDATE
Preparing for the worst
Small and medium-sized banks in the US and Europe are bracing themselves for Basel II. Gallagher Polyn examines how these institutions plan to adapt to the new Accord.
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…
The second annual Asia Risk Awards
Awards 2001
A credit conundrum
Credit risk
Banking on progress
Technology
Attacks in US underscore know-your-customer rules, say bank regulators
WORLD TRADE CENTER AFTERMATH
Disaster recovery experts get firms up and running
WORLD TRADE CENTER AFTERMATH
We remember our colleagues and friends
WE REMEMBER OUR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS
Attacks on US demonstrate extremes of operational risk
FRONT PAGE NEWS
Basel scraps 'w' charge from pillar 1
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has reacted to strong industry criticism of its controversial 'w' charge by scrapping it from pillar 1, regulatory capital, of its proposed new regulatory capital requirements – Basel II. It will now be included…
Rating agencies to keep an eye on the banking sector
The world’s three key rating agencies have released statements about the possible repercussions on the banking sector of last week’s tragic attacks in New York. Moody’s said it is not contemplating any immediate rating downgrades for European banks…
Complexity of weather deals set to grow
Trades in the growing weather risk market are likely to include a greater number of complex cross-commodity products as end-user sophistication increases, according to Valter Stoiani, manager for trading at Houston-based Enron Global Markets' weather…