Implementing Basel II: the practical implications

180 risk professionals gathered in London last month to discuss the practical implications of implementing Basel II. National discretion, economic capital models and data collection and consistency were all hot topics at this PRMIA/ISDA-hosted event.

Are banks ready for Basel II and all the policy, systems and cultural changes that it entails? Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank - which all supplied panel members for the event - appeared to be on the right track. But smaller institutions and even national regulators in large countries have much work ahead. Here are some of the issues raised:

Collecting Data and its Consistency
For most of the risk managers present, the data requirements for implementing Basel II's

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