Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
Q&A: Regulator calls for greater insurance against liquidity risk
Arthur Angulo, senior vice-president of banking supervision at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and co-chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s Working Group on Liquidity, talks to Risk about recent initiatives to improve liquidity risk…
CEBS out with liquidity risk CP part two
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Basel Committee consults on liquidity risk management and supervision
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Basel Committee drafts liquidity risk principles
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued for public comment enhanced global Principles for Sound Liquidity Risk Management and Supervision , with a July 29 deadline for responses.
Wellink outlines regulatory recommendations
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Banks urge pro-cyclicality review
The subprime crisis has sparked fears that regulators may insist on banks holding higher regulatory capital, a result some bankers insist would choke off lending and push the global economy into a recession.
Basel Committee aims to improve banking resilience
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Wellink defends Basel II
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SEC chairman backs update to liquidity guidelines
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BCBS chairman speaks out on recent events
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Does Basel II add up?
Are there inconsistencies in the standardised and advanced measurement approaches of the Basel II regulatory framework? Andreas Jobst considers the evidence
Cross-border confusion
Europe's internationally active banks have until the end of this year to be fully compliant with the new Basel capital Accord, but a lack of clarity on cross-border implementation continues to cause major problems
Basel Committee issues CP on AMA home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms
Basel Committee out with proposals on home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms under the Advanced Measurement Approaches.
BCBS issue paper on credit risk concentration
A recent research task force project reviews the impact of credit risk on levels of bank distress
BCBS report provides overview of international Basel II developments
The 15th biennial report shows current and completed work at the BCBS and national supervisors.
Banking supervisors endorse new Basel Core Principles
International banking regulators, meeting in Mexico, have endorsed 25 updated Basel core principles for effective banking supervision.
Bonds and... bondage
When I lived in New York City – for most of my 20s – I remember a Thai dinner with a university friend who moaned about the demise of her most recent relationship. Her complaint, oddly enough, was not that her boyfriend had cheated on her. She was…
Caruana to join IMF
Jaime Caruana, chairman of the Basel Committee and head of the Bank of Spain until July 1, is to head a new department covering financial, capital market and monetary affairs at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. The appointment begins…
Basel exec blasts home-host banks
NEW YORK – A Basel Committee executive blasted banks for not fully committing to their home-host projects and for using potential home-host difficulties as an excuse for not implementing Basel II as aggressively as they should.
US Basel II gone AWOL
Well, has Basel II finally ridden off the rails in the US? This seems to be the case. The inclusion of a new study on Basel II, to be conducted by the General Accounting Office, does rather seem to threaten the timetable that the US regulators announced…
Caruana to step down as Basel Committee chief
Jaime Caruana will step down as chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in July, when his six-year tenure as head of the Spanish central bank expires.
Basel spotlights home-host and EL issues
Basel, Switzerland – The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released two documents in late November, to provide the financial services industry with some additional clarity on both the home-host issue and the treatment of expected losses under the…