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Europe's managers find joy in their own distress
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Apra exec defends modifications
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New QIS5 gives more PD and LDG leeway
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Basel II
Whither stress testing?
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Legal spotlight
In our new series bringing legal issues under the spotlight, Simon Gleeson, partner in Allen & Overy's regulatory group in London, outlines the key regulatory changes now shaping the bond markets
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European Parliament gives green light to Basel II
The European Parliament has voted to adopt the new rules governing the Capital Requirements Directive, which will implement the Basel II framework in the EU.
Scenario analysis: the way forward
Of the four elements that Basel uses as inputs for the AMA, scenario analysis has only recently been seen as perhaps the most important.
MAS consults on Basel
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore published a consultation paper that outlines proposed rules and guidelines on parts of its Basel II implementation programme in August.
Basel II to reduce capital on rated securitisation positions
The minimum capital requirements under the new Basel framework, also known as Basel II, will lower the amount of capital that implementing banks will be charged for rated securitisation positions, according to new research by FitchRatings, the rating…
Most US lenders would survive bursting of a real estate bubble
Research by Standard & Poor’s suggests that most US mortgage firms would be able to withstand the bursting of a US housing bubble, despite the greater credit risk associated with current mortgage portfolios.
Pillar II problems cause tempers to fray
LONDON – Tempers are continuing to boil over proposed Pillar II regulatory implementation, both in the industry and at the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA). One attendee at the late July Pillar II standing group meeting described the event as …
Falling short of the mark
Financial institutions have struggled to develop operational risk frameworks that will improve business decisions and optimise their use of economic capital. And a new study indicates that op risk is now increasingly viewed as yet another compliance…
Taking the slow road to Basel II
Brazil’s central bank published Basel II implementation guidelines at the end of last year,giving the country’s banks a firm timetable for the introduction of the new framework.What progress have banks made so far? John Ferry investigates
Legal spotlight
Legal spotlight
MAS consults on Basel
REGULATORY UPDATE
A new era for Italian op risk
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Pillar II problems cause tempers to fray
REGULATORY UPDATE
Filling the ratings void
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Managing China risk
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The new market risk
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