Basel Committee
Catching the Basel 'tail wind'
Christian Jimenez, chief risk officer at Eulia, has used momentum from regulatory change to overhaul antiquated risk management policies.
Basel Agonistes
Perhaps only by comparison with the 1988 Basel capital Accord does its successor look appealing. Basel I is widely derided for institutionalising irrationality in lending and loan portfolio management.
Corporate Governance Survey 2003, Part 1 >> Op risk disclosure: a long road ahead
Although most banks now have a separate section on operational risk in their annual reports, disclosure levels vary considerably. Here, Operational Risk's editorial staff review 15 bank annual reports to uncover reporting and management practices in 2002
CP3 Comment: Why be standardised?
It seems such a short time ago that we were building a new capital Accord, which would incentivise banks to improve their risk management and encourage them to move along the spectrum of the new Accord's three stages. How rapidly things can change.
Insurance: evolution beyond CP3
NEW YORK - Stringent new requirements for the use of insurance to offset capital charges for operational risk have been spelled out in the Basel Committee’s third consultative paper (CP3).
Sarbanes-Oxley requirements could complement Basel compliance
NEW YORK - Banks and financial institutions currently establishing processes to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 reporting requirements should be able to use those same processes to comply with future Basel II operational risk reporting…
European buy side still lags in risk management
The findings of a recent survey show that buy-side firms have increased their focus on risk management, but are still well behind their sell-side counterparts.
German regulators begin industry dialogue
FRANKFURT - Germany's regulators are about to change the way they interact with the banking industry as they gear up to implement the operational risk portion of Basel II by 2006.
Securitisation will not be damaged by Basel II, says Mercer Oliver Wyman
Securitisation and related forms of credit risk transfer are unlikely to suffer in the long-term under the Basel II proposals, according to a report published today by financial and risk management consultancy, Mercer Oliver Wyman.
Sponsor's article > Basel II much?
US regulatory authorities are considering allowing smaller banks exemption from Basel II. But who would gain from this - and who would lose? Alan Bright, marketing communications manager at SunGard Trading and Risk Systems, takes some soundings.
Securitisation will not be damaged by Basel II, says Mercer Oliver Wyman
Securitisation and related forms of credit risk transfer are unlikely to suffer in the long-term under the Basel II proposals, according to a report published today by financial and risk management consultancy, Mercer Oliver Wyman.
Exclusive survey shows "reality gap"
There is a substantial gap between expectations and reality when it comes to the short-term benefits of putting an operational risk management framework in place. This gap is clearly shown in the results of an exclusive survey conducted by Operational…
Basel Committee conference solidifies support for Pillar I approach
The long-awaited conference on operational risk issues, organised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisions' risk management group, helped solidify support among both bankers and international regulators for the inclusion of operational risk in…
Risk's Basel II Forum > Patricia Jackson to give keynote address
Patricia Jackson, the Bank of England's Special Advisor on Financial Stability, will be giving a keynote address at Risk magazine's first Basel II Forum ( www.risk.net/baselforum ).
All in Accord
Basel II
Scenario-based AMA
Asset management
Sweeping it under the carpet
German securitisation
Trying to model reality
Credit Risk
Implementing a scenario-based AMA
TECHNICAL FOCUS
US congress tries to tame Basel II
REGULATORY UPDATE
What’s coming, and when
REGULATORY UPDATE
Technology briefs
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Why be standardised?
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