Procyclicality

A variable response to pro-cyclicality

Ensuring banks put in place counter-cyclical capital buffers has become a key area of focus for regulators across the globe, with some proposing capital buffers be based on financial or macro variables. Alessandro Conciarelli and Mario Quagliariello…

Crude but credible

Regulators are warming to the idea of introducing a leverage ratio to limit the excessive build-up of assets on bank balance sheets. But they face an uphill battle to create an internationally consistent measure that addresses differences in accounting…

Raiders of the loss arc

Regulators are looking at ways to remove pro-cyclicality from accounting standards, with some advocating the scrapping of incurred loss models in favour of dynamic provisioning

Crude but credible

Regulators are warming to the idea of introducing a leverage ratio to limit the excessive build-up of assets on bank balance sheets. But they face an uphill battle to create an internationally consistent measure that addresses differences in accounting…

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…

A counter-cyclical Basel II

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is making various changes to the Basel II framework in the wake of the financial crisis. But Ryozo Himino argues there should be greater focus on incorporating a built-in stabiliser into the Accord

Banks urge pro-cyclicality review

The subprime crisis has sparked fears that regulators may insist on banks holding higher regulatory capital, a result some bankers insist would choke off lending and push the global economy into a recession.

IIF says much work remains on Basel II

The Institute of International Finance (IIF), the Washington, DC trade association of financial institutions, contends that Basel II still has a long way to go before it can be finalised, in its response to the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision’s…

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