Basel II
Divine illumination
Last year's OR&C top 100 banks study identified 'A new dawn for disclosure'. Things have hotted up since then, and now banks face not only a level of exposure and transparency never seen before, but also stricter regulation on almost every front…
Torrential reign
It never rains but it pours. International negotiations over the best way to regulate banks and financial markets continue, but bankers had better be prepared because much of what has been discussed in recent months will find its way into
Moody’s: Basel II and CRD changes ‘positive for banks' creditworthiness’
Credit rating agency says Basel enhancements will help banks' ratings
Australian regulator proposes enhanced liquidity requirements
Prudential framework for liquidity risk management under review
Basel group agrees on banking crisis response
The Basel Committee’s oversight body has met to discuss key measures to strengthen banking regulation
ECB defends Basel II against US Treasury plans
Nout Wellink and Christian Noyer have rallied to Basel II’s defence against plans for a US-led replacement
FDIC: crisis validates US Basel II delay and leverage ratio
The decision by the US to retain the leverage ratio has been validated by the events of the financial crisis and spared the country from an even more severe fiscal implosion, a senior Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) official has claimed.
Can-do
Julie Dickson, superintendent at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions in Canada, talks to Risk about how the country's regulatory framework has helped institutions weather the financial crisis. By Joel Clark
2008 Loss Data Collection Exercise results released
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Basel Committee releases Basel II capital enhancements
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BIS outlines 'narrow path ahead' in annual report
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AIG warns of potential losses in CDS portfolio
AIG could be exposed to further losses on the super-senior credit default swap (CDS) portfolio held by its subsidiary AIG Financial Products (AIG FP) should credit markets continue to deteriorate, according to a filing the company made to the US…
Q&A: Basel Committee's Walter outlines Basel II reform agenda
In an exclusive interview with Risk , Stefan Walter, secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, discusses everything from capital to cyclicality while outlining the reform agenda for Basel II.
Risk Europe : Walter sets out programme for Basel II changes
In his keynote address at the Risk Europe conference in Frankfurt on June 4, Stefan Walter, secretary-general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, highlighted strengthening capital requirements and the need to look at risk at a systemic level…
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