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Could do better

David Rowe argues that the Basel Committee can provide better incentives for improved operational risk management than those implicit in the draft revision to the capital Accord.

Basel survey signals focus of discussion paper

The focus of the operational risk discussion document planned by global banking regulators is signalled in a survey seeking information on banks’ losses from such hazards as fraud, computer system failure and trade settlement errors.

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.

Binomial gammas

The Basel II gamma question is vexing minds around the world. Here, concerned UK couple Mr and Mrs J Pézier of Purley, Surrey voice their fears.

Unleashing Asia’s demons

The Basel Committee’s new consultative paper on capital adequacy could wreak havoc with Asia’s domestic banks. The revamped rules will make the shortcomings of their risk management systems all too clear.

Op risk gamma survey expected in April

Global banking regulators are expected in April to issue their survey seeking loss data from banks for the calculation of an operational risk capital charge that will be based on a bank’s own internal op risk measurements.

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