Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
Basel alone will not protect us: UK Treasury Committee’s Tyrie
UK Treasury Select Committee chair Andrew Tyrie says fundamental changes to the way banks are supervised a must; tripartite system left no one in charge
Stressed VAR questioned by risk managers
Basel 2.5 capital charge incoherent and challenging to implement, say risk managers
Regulation
Special report
Fears over consistency of Basel III implementation
The power of peer pressure
Confusion over CCP default fund charge
CCP charge confusion
BIS reviews macroprudential literature
Literature review published by the Bank for International Settlements finds gaps in assessing the effectiveness of macroprudential tools, studying interaction with monetary policy
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the European Union capital requirements directive
Industry urges EU to show restraint over remuneration practices
Responses to EU remuneration paper urge restraint
Capital rules for CCP exposures could make clearing costs punitive, dealers conclude
New Basel risk weighting must be reduced, industry says
IIF’s Oudéa calls for G-20 taskforce for cross-border resolution
Institute for International Finance’s Frédéric Oudéa says G-20 taskforce will stir up political will for agreement on cross-border resolution
Revised CVA capital charge does not go far enough, say dealers
Modifications by the Basel Committee are welcomed, but further changes are needed, dealers claim
ECB opines on Basel countercyclical buffer
Central bank cautions against mechanical application of credit-to-GDP ratio for calibration
Basel III will cause ‘financial Darwinism’: BaFin’s Sanio
Top German regulator Jochen Sanio says Basel III will squeeze weaker banks, spur formation of large banking groups that will pose more systemic risk
Credit Institute panellists pooh-pooh CoCos as viable fixed income investment
Credit Institute panellists pooh-pooh CoCos as viable fixed income investment
What Basel III means to us
What Basel III means to us
Munich Re: Using insurance to transfer op risk
Better together
Isda's Richard Metcalfe: Regulatory risk has many faces
Insightful trading
Video: FSC's Jong-Goo Yi on Sifis and G-sifis post-G20
Korean regulator Jong-Goo Yi outlines how regulators are framing the debate on how to supervise systemically important financial institutions
Sigor's new sound practices paper says boards must set tone at the top
Sigor releases revamped sound practices paper
Sigor tackles AMA range of practices in new consultation paper
Gives guidance on advanced approaches
Name concentration correction
Credit Risk
Basel III won’t be a problem if implemented correctly, says Bank of England
Latest Financial Stability Report stresses importance of long transition to new rules, and concerns over central counterparty clearing
Basel Committee publishes final Basel III rules
The Basel Committee has finalised its Basel III package - but work in certain areas will continue into 2011