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Sponsor's article > Algo Capital: Algorithmics’ solution for Basel II
Basel II presents financial institutions with a significant challenge. It demands that institutions take a more integrated, enterprise approach to risk management, both across risk types and across economic and regulatory capital calculations. These…
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.
Pillar I too complex for small countries
The complexity of Pillar I of the New Basel Accord is forcing smaller, resource-constrained countries, to delay the implementation of the aspect of the Accord that involves the determination and measurement of minimum capital requirements.
Chile releases Basel II timetable
The Chilean Superintendent of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF) has released a Basel II consultative document that also details the country's implementation plan for the new Basel Accord, according to Gunther Held, head of research at the bank…
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. .
Australia and Singapore leadBasel II in Asia
Australia and Singapore’s banking sectors are leading the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to the implementation of Basel II, according to a recent report by Standard and Poor’s. But, even banks operating in these countries face considerable challenges…
IIF executive blasts "conservative" Basel Committee
Yesterday at a press conference held at the Institute of International Finance´s spring membership meeting in Madrid, a vice chairman criticized recent decisions taken by the Basel Committe on Banking Supervision as overly "conservative."
Oprisk management can prevent financial crises in emerging markets, says EMG
Integrated management of operational risks can help prevent financial crises in emerging markets, according to the Emerging Markets Group (EMG), an international development consulting firm that promotes risk-based supervision of financial institutions…
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Return of the Basel Bill
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Key compromises made on op risk
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Basel timetable for Chile
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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.