Jaime Caruana
BIS’s Caruana warns of low interest rates risk
Jaime Caruana says low interest rates have created a ‘first-mover disadvantage’ that prevents rates rising and could fuel financial instability
Jaime Caruana appointed as BIS general manager
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has named Jaime Caruana as general manager. His appointment takes effect from April 2009 and is for a five-year term.
Caruana to join the IMF
Jaime Caruana, the current chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the governor of the Bank of Spain, has been appointed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as counsellor and director of the new financial, capital and…
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…
Nout Wellink appointed chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
The Group of 10 (G10) central bank governors and heads of banking supervision have appointed Nout Wellink, president of the Netherlands Bank, as the new chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Another Basel chapter closes
After three years in office, Jaime Caruana is to step down as chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Since May 2003, he has divided his time between Basel in Switzerland, where he oversaw the completion of the Basel II capital adequacy…
Wellink named as new chairman of Basel committee
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink will succeed Jaime Caruana as chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Caruana to end stint as Basel Committee chairman
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. A Bank for International Settlements (BIS official says the Committee plans to discuss…
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 Committee issues home-host sharing guidelines for Basel II
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a consultative document on enhancing home-host information sharing guidelines for banking supervisors to set up a framework for the effective cross-border implementation of the Basel II capital Accord.
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.
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.
Isda looks to past and future
Members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association celebrated two decades of derivatives achievements at the trade body’s twentieth annual general meeting in Barcelona last month.
Trading book proposals published by Basel Committee
Yesterday, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a paper outlining proposed capital requirements for banks’ exposures to certain trading-related activities—also known as the Trading Book Project. .
Caruana calls for more banking industry support for Basel II
The chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Jaime Caruana, today called for more help from the banking industry in verifying that the Basel II framework is correctly calibrated.
Caruana calls for more banking industry support for Basel II
The chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Jaime Caruana, today called for more help from the banking industry in verifying that the Basel II framework is correctly calibrated.
Trading Book review to be published in April
Basel II's Trading Book review will be published at the end of April, according to Dianne Moore, prudential programme leader at the UK's Financial Services Authority in London. The original target date for a consultation release, according to a document…
CAD makes slow progress through Parliament
BRUSSELS -- The progress of the Capital Adequacy Directive (CAD) in the European Parliament remains slow. Although the European Commission (EC) was keen to have the legislation voted on before the summer, its introduction for official discussion has been…
The poet of risk regulation
Jaime Caruana has been seeking harmony in his role as chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Now that the final text of the new Basel Accord has finally been released, Caruana can comment on the work he has done – and give his views on…