Banca d'Italia
Op risk data: Deutsche greenwashing fine a regulatory red flag
Also: Class claim costs CA tribe $500m; Essilor eyeballs JPM in fraud case; Bank of Italy con job. Data by ORX News
Incentives remain in banking book vs trading book choice
Regulators have attempted to address a flaw within Basel II that gave banks an incentive to hold assets in the trading book. But Basel 2.5 may have gone too far, and made it more attractive to place assets in the banking book instead. By Giovanni Pepe
Spanish banks allowed to ignore default risk for sovereign bonds
Banco de España is one of a number of European supervisors allowing its banks to ignore a Basel 2.5 requirement to model default risk on government bonds
Dangerous embrace: disentangling bank and state
Dangerous embrace
Is the counter-cyclical toolbox incomplete?
Is the counter-cyclical toolbox incomplete?
A variable response
Ensuring banks put in place counter-cyclical capital buffers has become a key area of focus for regulators across the globe, with some proposing capital cushions be based on financial or macro variables. Alessandro Conciarelli and Mario Quagliariello disc
Bank of Italy official posts op risk paper
In mid-July, an official from the Bank of Italy posted a paper, The modelling of operational risk: experience with the analysis of the data collected by the Basel Committee, which is beginning to garner attention in international op risk circles.
Bank of Italy official posts op risk paper
In mid-July, an official from the Bank of Italy posted a paper, The modelling of operational risk: experience with the analysis of the data collected by the Basel Committee, which is beginning to garner attention in international op risk circles.
European Securitisation Forum proposes amendments to Italian law
Trade body the European Securitisation Forum (ESF) has called for a review of Italian securitisation laws to enhance growth and competitiveness.
Coupon clamp-down on Italian retail products
The Banca d’Italia is considering a plan to cap coupon payments on structured investment products targeted at retail investors, according to market sources. Coupons would be limited to no more than double the one-year Euribor rate, which currently stands…