Dynamic provisioning
RBC builds loan-loss buffer
Provisions for credit losses rise to C$346 million from C$274 million the prior quarter
Provisioning for the future
A growing number of regulators have highlighted dynamic provisioning as a means of lessening pro-cyclicality in the financial system. José Mar√≠a Rold√°n, director-general of banking regulation at the Banco de Espa√±a and chair of the Standards…
UK Treasury gives FSA new powers
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A vicious circle
Regulators are looking at how best to ensure capital adequacy rules are not pro-cyclical. The Basel Committee has proposed changes to its market risk rules, but further, counter-cyclical changes have been suggested. What is being considered and what are…
Basel Committee says banks need higher capital and dynamic provisioning
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