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Agencies aim to unite US with Basel liquidity risk standards
US regulatory authorities yesterday released proposed guidance on contingent funding and liquidity risk in a bid to bring US financial institutions into alignment with international liquidity standards.
Building up Basel II
In an exclusive interview with Risk, Stefan Walter, secretary-general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, discusses everything from capital to pro-cyclicality, while outlining the reform agenda for Basel II. Rob Davies reports
Basel changes could "kill off correlation trading”
Proposed changes to the Basel II Accord’s trading book regime, due in early July, will make correlation trading uneconomical unless a compromise can be found, say dealers.
Basel Committee extends membership to G-20
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The shock of the interaction
Banks have long talked of enterprise risk management, but many firms have historically measured risk types separately and aggregated the results. The financial crisis has highlighted that credit and market risk are closely linked. What are the challenges…
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…
Building on Basel II
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Basel releases guidance on wire-transfer messages
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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…
Basel releases framework for assessing systemic risk of large banks
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BCBS releases valuation and leverage report
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IMF: leverage best for determining bank bailouts
Leverage ratios, return on assets and stock data are among the most reliable indicators for predicting whether banks would require government intervention in the credit crisis, according to a study published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this…
Hard times for VaR
The Basel Committee's ambitious plan to overhaul VaR models is coming in for fierce criticism. By John Ferry
G20 fires starting gun on global systemic risk regime
A declaration by the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) fleshed out plans for a global regime of systemic risk regulation, “covering regulated banks, shadow banks and private pools of capital to limit the build-up of systemic risk”.
Basel Committee ready for new members
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is set to confirm the appointment of seven new members within the next fortnight, according to a senior committee official.
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Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico and Russia join Basel Committee
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Basel Committee to look at Tier 1 capital quality
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is preparing radical changes to its rules on capital quality, including a 'soft target' of 75% for equity capital - up from 50% today - and the possible abolition of two-tier capital, according to a senior…
The history of op risk - The unsung hero
The history of op risk