European Commission (EC)
Basel II securitisation issues conclusion expected this week
Experts expect this week to finalise their proposals for handling the one major issue still outstanding in the complex Basel II Accord aimed at making the world’s banking system safer – the technically thorny question of how to treat the credit risks for…
EnergyClear hires senior risk officer
EnergyClear Corporation (ECC) has hired Holly Arney as senior vice-president of risk management. ECC, a Houston-based, not-for-profit, industry-owned and sponsored clearing house, aims to provide comparison, netting and settlement of over-the-counter…
EU wants Cad 3 study to look at bank lending to smaller companies
BRUSSELS – The European Commission said it launched a tender today for a study that would pay particular attention to the consequences for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of proposed new European Union (EU) banking capital rules.