Basel III
WHAT IS THIS? Basel III is a set of bank soundness rules drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis. It hikes the minimum amount of capital banks must hold, introduces new leverage and liquidity ratios, and limits the use of internal models.
Indian banks adequately capitalised for Basel III – Shyamala Gopinath profile
The outgoing deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shyamala Gopinath, is confident that Indian banks have the necessary capital cushion to absorb the additional requirements of Basel III.
Risk & Return Australia 2011: Co-ordinated supervision critical for global financial stability
Speakers at Risk & Return Australia 2011 believe the ability of supervisors to implement regulation around the world in a consistent manner is the most critical component to financial regulatory reform. They also believe the timeframe for new rules needs…
Basel III charge could spur interest in CCDS
Development of CCDS could be pushed ahead by Basel III CVA charge, suggest market participants
Risk waterfall at CME, Ice makes porting harder, dealers say
The need to provide portability could pressure CCPs to lean more heavily on initial margin than default funds to absorb losses
Ernst & Young's Hank Prybylski discusses risk management in a time of reform
Hank Prybylski of Ernst & Young LLP discusses how firms are effectively dealing with risk management during a time of intense focus on financial regulatory reform.
Corporate FX hedging surges in Asia
Surge in structures
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
Q&A: ACP's Nouy on CRD IV, equity in the LCR and CoCos
Behind Basel III
Investor pull to replace regulator push on CoCos: Credit Suisse’s Ervin
A new pull for CoCos
Perverse capital
Perverse capital
Capital One: banking on banking
Capital gains
Sovereign volatility puts Basel III CVA charge in spotlight
Basel III feedback loop between CDS spreads and CVA capital requirements worries dealers, following month of huge sovereign spread moves
Comment: Mario Draghi, governor of the Bank of Italy
Incoming president of the European Central Bank warns against pressure to water down regulatory reform, in this edited version of a foreward to a new Risk book
Counterparty risk capital and CVA
Counterparty risk capital and CVA
Fed aims for summer Sifi regulations
Bernanke says Fed expects to issue proposed rules on Sifi oversight this summer; also 'on schedule' to implement Basel III
RWAs too easily manipulated, finds Risk.net poll
Sixty-nine per cent of respondents urge regulatory action on risk-weighted assets
OECD calls for a permanent risk body
With the increased global threat of risk in the financial and other systems, the OECD calls for a permanent risk body within its organisation
Basel and Dodd-Frank create arbitrage potential, say analysts
Removal of credit ratings under Dodd-Frank will create arbitrage opportunities – and is already being exploited by some US banks, research claims
Insurers take lead role from banks in issuances of subordinated debt
Ahead of the game
Regulatory reform puts risk management under threat in Asia
Risk management under threat
OpRisk Europe 2011: Video
OpRisk Europe speakers and delegates give insight into the 13th annual OpRisk conference
Banks call for equity to be counted in LCR
A taste for diversification
Concern over accuracy of RWAs grows
A weight on their minds
The complexity of client clearing
Client clearing complexity