Basel Committee

SA banks complete QIS4

SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Reserve Bank is due to release feedback on the results of its fourth quantitative impact study (QIS4) this July, according to Andre Blaauw, general manager for enterprise risk management at Absa Bank, South Africa’s…

Mandate expands, but money doesn’t

Operational risk managers face two contradictory forces: greatly increased responsibility but not-so-greatly increased resources, according to our third annual global operational risk survey. By Ellen Davis

China in its hand

As Industrial Commercial Bank of China receives a $15 billion bailout from the government, the challenges in attracting foreign investment and strengthening the sector become ever more apparent. James Ockenden talks to the China Banking Regulatory…

Basel Committee calls for dialogue on ERM

MONTE CARLO – Ryozo Himino, secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, called on bankers and regulators to engage in a constructive dialogue to achieve the dream of real enterprise-wide risk management, in a keynote speech at the…

New home-host guide from CEBS

MONTE CARLO – The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) is planning to publish a paper in July for a three-month consultation period that will ‘flesh out’ the home-host framework for the advanced measurement approach, according to senior CEBS…

Basel II NPR to be delayed

WASHINGTON, DC – US federal banking agencies may revisit the Basel II implementation timeline, after additional analysis of the quantitative impact study four (QIS4) results. The additional analysis will delay the release of the Basel II Notice of…

Plugging the gaps

Italian banks have overhauled the risk management of their loan portfolios. But weaknesses still remain, particularly in the area of risk-adjusted pricing and credit risk transfer. Rachel Wolcott looks at what steps Italy’s banks are taking to fill the…

Basel IIBetter for everyone?

On June 26, 2004, international banking supervisors agreed in Basel, Switzerland to a new framework that will alter the way many banks calculate their capital requirements. The new Basel Capital Accord is to be phased in during 2007 and is scheduled for…

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