Finansinspektionen (FSA)
AML and framework change at Nordea
Anders Meinert Jørgensen, head of group operational risk at Nordea, talks AML awareness and pace of framework change at the bank
Swedish regulator to introduce Solvency II discount rate in 2014
Long-term solution to discount rate needed due to Solvency II delays, says regulator
Swedish banks braced for home loan capital hike
A weighty issue
Swedish regulator to conduct qualitative survey on Solvency II to support Orsa development
Swedish regulator to conduct qualitative survey on Solvency II to support Orsa development
Structured Products Nordic Region: Swedish regulator warns of information overload
Sweden's financial supervisory authority warns about standards of information, sales practices and conflicts of interest ahead of Mifid II implementation
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
From micro to macro: Basel III tools eyed as systemic risk controls
Keeping the lid on
Regulators debate governance at Life & Pension Risk’s Nordic conference in Copenhagen
Meeting the challenge
Going-concern triggers on CoCos unrealistic, says White
Contingent capital instruments designed to provide a capital boost before the point of non-viability are laudable but unrealistic, says former RMMG chair Mark White
Data not judgement required for Nordic banks' Basel approach
Nordic banks want to use the Basel framework’s advanced approach to credit risk capital, but local regulators are insistent that data – rather than judgement – has to be the basis for the calculations. Banks don’t have enough instances of default in…
UK banks braced for punitive liquidity rules
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) is pressing ahead with plans to implement strict liquidity rules from the end of this year, but banks remain highly critical of certain aspects of the new regime.
Basel liquidity standards due in December
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is set to unveil quantitative liquidity requirements for public consultation at its quarterly meeting in December, the co-chair of the committee's liquidity working group has told Risk News.
Leading the pack
Nordic banks are well ahead with their Basel II programmes compared with their international peers. But there are concerns about home regulator rules and advanced credit risk data requirements. Laurence Neville reports