Disclosure

• Basel Committee

Basel II regulators lighten pillar 3 disclosure burden

BASEL - Global banking regulators said in late September they would significantly reduce the amount of information they would require from banks under a key provision of the proposed Basel II banking accord.

• 01 Oct 2001

• Structured products

Openness essential to avoid Basel II Op Risk inconsistency, say credit-raters

Openness and disclosure between banks and global regulators will be "highly desirable, if not essential" if there are not to be major inconsistencies in setting operational risk charges after 2004.

• 01 Mar 2001