Central banks
It pays to be number one
League tables
Rhodia: a chemical hazard
Credit of the month
Return of the loan market
Leveraged loans
Sector roundup
Sectors
A loyal servant
Profile
Conferences further boost the profile of corporate governance
IMPLEMENTATION OUTLOOK
Losses and lawsuits
LOSS DATABASE
Regulatory briefs
REGULATORY UPDATE
Leo O’Neill
profile
The Latin quarter
argentina
S&P versus Basel II: A fragile accord
By publicly casting doubt over aspects of the Basel II Accord's methodology, rating agency Standard & Poor's is voicing concerns shared by many in the banking industry. Joanne Hart asks how this dispute may affect bondholders and the market in general.
CP3 comments: Any last words?
The comments elicited by the Basel Committee's third consultative paper (CP3) show just how little consensus exists between regulators and banks on the Basel II capital Accord. Dwight Cass highlights some of the telling comments.
Risk overhaul at US banks due to economic capital not Basel II, says Fed's D'Silva
Economic capital, not the impending introduction of Basel II, is driving risk management initiatives at US banks, according to the Federal Bank of Chicago's director for capital and market risk, Adrian D'Silva.
Basel II is a key driver for real-time info
Speakers at the Cable & Wireless roundtable on real-time information in mid-September all agreed that real-time information (RTI) would help banks manage liquidity, minimise risk and improve operational efficiencies. They also agreed that one of the key…
Any last words?
CP3 comments
A fragile accord
S&P versus Basel II
Late for the party?
Retail investors
Credit Crunch!
Columnist
Utilities: stoking the flames
Credit of the month
King ofjunk
Michael Milken