Asian banks disadvantaged by Basel Accord – Asean Risk 2012
The Basel III Accord has been framed purely to fix the failures in the US and European banking system and is placing an unfair burden on Asian financial institutions, according to speakers at Asean Risk conference.
The Basel III regime is imposing an unnecessarily complex series of capital requirements on Asian banks and an approach to liquidity management that would actually increase risk within the region's financial system, believes Brian Lo, head of market risk for Singapore-based DBS.
Speaking at the Asean Risk conference, held in Singapore today, Lo said: "Basel III is a prescription for failed
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