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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…
Bernstein admits change of heart at ARS conference
Peter Bernstein, author of “Against the Gods”, the best-selling book on the history of risk, now says he “got the point all wrong” in the book. Bernstein, giving the keynote address at Risk magazine’s Alternative Risk Strategies 2001 conference in New…
Op Risk discussion document will reflect shifts in regulator thinking
BASEL - The discussion document on operational risk expected in September from global banking regulators will try to cover all the concerns raised by bankers about this controversial aspect of the Basel II banking accord, regulators said.
A call to action for Op Risk insurers
Insurance companies must not waste time now the Basel II regulators have shown an amber light to operational risk insurance, say Roland Avery and Daniel Butler.