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FSA calls for firms to keep business continuity a priority
The UK’s chief financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has called on the 12,000 firms it regulates to keep business continuity as a priority.
Heavyweights move to tackle rising unnamed counterparty risk
Top foreign exchange banks are joining forces with central banks and industry groups to eliminate unnamed counterparty risk.
G-30 Proposes Global Clearing and Settlement Reforms
London — Today the Group of 30 proposed a series of 20 major reforms for the clearing and settlement infrastructure of the global capital markets.
Credit and credibility
Credit risk modellers have made giant strides, but they still have to convince regulators that they can make the world a safer place.
Basel II unlikely to cause marked cut in lending to emerging markets, says Bank of England
LONDON - The proposed Basel II bank accord seems unlikely to cause a marked contraction in lending to borrowers in emerging markets, even low quality borrowers, the Bank of England said today.
Basel II unlikely to cause marked cut in emerging markets lending, says Bank of England
The proposed Basel II bank Accord seems unlikely to cause a marked contraction in lending to borrowers in emerging markets, even low quality borrowers, the Bank of England said today.
Sponsor's article > Redefining risk methodology horizons
Research has suggested that banks may need to address issues not clarified by Basel II and take a long, hard look at whether accepted approaches to evaluating credit risk are adequate. As part of its strategic forum series, SunGard's Panorama business…
Risk managers set to benefit from drive to address FX operational risks
Foreign exchange risk managers are waking up to new ways of addressing operational risk in the FX markets, Paul Fisher, head of the foreign exchange division at the Bank of England, told delegates at FX Week 's first congress in London this morning. As a…
More information on credit risk transfer needed, says IMF’s Häusler
Gerd Häusler, director of the international capital markets department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today highlighted that too little is known about where credit risk ultimately resides in the financial system.
IMF seeks scrutiny of insurers' credit risk
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says greater information about insurers' financial markets activities – including credit risk transfers – is needed before their implications for financial stability can be clearly ascertained.
Firms Voice Frustration over FSA Continuity Plans
Firms say "toothless" disaster recovery guidelines will result in inconsistent plans.
Dealers' VAR increases during 2001, says BofE report
Average value-at-risk (VAR) levels among leading dealers has increased over 2001, but despite increased vol across equity and rates markets post-September 11, large trading losses appear to have been avoided, according to the Bank of England’s Financial…
Unresolved Basel II issues include total capital and economic impact, says UK central banker
OXFORD, ENGLAND - The question of what should be the appropriate overall level of protective capital in the world’s banking system remains one of the unresolved issues of the Basel II banking accord, said deputy Bank of England governor David Clementi…
Risk transfer to insurers could threaten Basel II, warns UK central banker
Financial stability and financial efficiency could be undermined if the new Basel II capital adequacy rules proposed for banks are simply "arbitraged away" by the transferral of banking risks to insurers, according to a senior UK central banker.
Basel II could endanger stability if cuts in capital charges are too big, says UK central banker
Financial stability would be endangered if new capital adequacy rules meant large international banks saw a significant cut in the capital they have to set aside against the risks of banking, a senior UK central banker said in April.
The FSA’s hardliner
Oliver Page, of the UK’s FSA and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, says regulators should stay tough on credit and operational risk.
BoE Director Speaks On Need For Stronger Regulatory Co-Operation
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