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Ahead of the green game
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Exchanges gradually gain pace
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S&P says Basel II helping to improve German banking
FRANKFURT – The proposed Basel II bank safety rules, weak operating performance and shareholder value considerations are behind a trend to more efficient capital allocation, prudent cost control and risk-adjusted pricing in German banking, a leading…
Basel II helps German banks focus on risk, says Moody's
A renewed focus on profitability and strategic refocusing among German banks leads Moody's Investors Service to believe that “the country's banks will not undergo a systemic crisis”, the rating agency said in a report on the German banking sector,…
Basel II op risk charge will help tackle concerns, says McDonough
NEW YORK - Banking supervisors believe that a separate capital charge for operational risk under the Basel II capital rules will bolster efforts to find better ways of addressing concern about the operational hazards faced by banks, the world's chief…
Banding together for SME credit risk analytics
Germany's banking associations are taking a leading role in getting the country's fragmented banking sector ready to comply with the Basel II capital Accord. Germany's savings banks association, in particular, says it has internal ratings-based systems…
Key Basel II package expected tomorrow
BASEL – Global banking regulators plan to issue a package of documents on the Basel II bank accord tomorrow, including a key survey seeking information on how the complex, risk-based accord might affect banks around the world.
SAP launches new Basel II functions for mySAP Banking
WALLDORF, GERMANY – German software services provider SAP said it is providing new functions for its mySAP Banking package to help banks meet the requirements of the risk-based Basel II capital accord and new international accounting standards in the…
German focus: Trouble below deck
Despite weathering a number of storms over the past decade, notably reunification and monetary union, the German economy is facing a new threat.
Experts expect to finalise Basel II securitisation issues this week
LONDON – Technical 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…
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.
German Finance Agency initiates swaps programme
The German Finance Agency has begun its interest rate swaps programme to manage the risk on its debt portfolio. The Agency first gave an indication it would enter the swaps business in January, and now plans to transact up to €20 billion in swaps…
Germany drops objections to Basel II after SME solution
Germany lifted its objections to the Basel II bank accord in early July, welcoming a compromise on lending to small businesses that would be discussed by global banking regulators at a mid-July meeting.
Weather risk solutions
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Opening up Germany’s gas market
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Two hubs or one?
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At the heart of Europe
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Controlling power
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Out on its own
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At home and abroad
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Clearing the way?
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Growing quietly
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