Japan’s regulator stands firm behind Basel as peers buckle

Japanese banks fear being at a disadvantage to rivals as Basel III implementation falters

Japan FSA and flag.jpg
Risk.net montage

Japan’s bank supervisor won’t backtrack on its implementation of internationally agreed bank capital rules, despite other jurisdictions diverging or delaying. Concern is rising among the country’s banks, however, that they will suffer from competitive distortions against rivals with laxer rules.

“We do not have a plan to change the schedule of the phase-in arrangement and will reiterate the importance of implementing all aspects of the Basel III framework in full, consistently, and as soon as

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Want to know what’s included in our free membership? Click here

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here