De Nederlandsche Bank
Dutch insurers tackle regulator on solvency impact of France downgrade
Drop in ECB AAA curve will also affect German insurers’ guarantees reserves
New Dutch capital requirement 'conceptually flawed' warn insurers
Life insurers’ capital position to be gauged against capital standard calculated using Solvency II shocks
Regulatory concerns mount as Dutch insurers maintain guarantees
Race to the bottom
The unintended consequences of the UFR
Annuity dawns
Dutch regulator to begin Solvency II test on insurers
Dutch regulator to begin Solvency II test on insurers
ECB compromise on Basel III adjustments gets mixed response
An ECB proposal for the European Systemic Risk Board to have oversight on whether European regulators can adjust Basel III for macro-prudential purposes gets a mixed response from central bankers
Calls for more proportionate Solvency II regime grow
Out of proportion?
Local regulators grapple with Solvency II implementation
Local solutions
Getting to grips with the Orsa challenge
The Orsa challenge
Solvency II asset charges will not stop insurers providing bank funding, say economists
Demand for covered bonds and shorter duration corporate paper likely to increase, according to exclusive analysis by economists at Dutch central bank
Solvency II asset charges will not stop insurers funding banks
Strategic moves
Dutch regulator urges insurers to report under Solvency II in 2012
Reporting under market-consistent framework would assist transition to new regime, says DNB
From micro to macro: Basel III tools eyed as systemic risk controls
Keeping the lid on
Surprise choice for Dutch central bank chief
De Nederlandsche Bank announces Klaas Knot as next president, while previous favourite Lex Hoogduin decides to leave central bank
Regulators hit back at IIF’s doom-laden predictions of Basel III impact
Regulators believe the IIF has over-estimated the effect of the planned Basel III reforms.
Bankers question Wellink’s claim on Basel III economic impact
Bankers question how the committee chairman can accurately estimate the impact of Basel reforms.
Benelux flux
Cross-border Supervision
Basel Committee releases final draft of banking compliance guide
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has released the final version of its compliance guide, which provides guidance on compliance using a principles-based framework.