Basel III
WHAT IS THIS? Basel III is a set of bank soundness rules drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis. It hikes the minimum amount of capital banks must hold, introduces new leverage and liquidity ratios, and limits the use of internal models.
Dodd-Frank will hit Asian banks onshore in the US
Dodd-Frank will require some foreign banks to set up intermediate holding companies for their US operations and also subject them to enhanced liquidity, supervision and stress testing. How will Asian banks be affected given the flow of US dollars from…
Basel RWA review said to show banks 'many multiples' apart
Regulators are bracing for fresh criticism of bank capital modelling, say industry sources
Concerns remain over contingent capital, legal experts warn
CoCo bonds continue to provoke concern, despite clear investor appetite
BoE's Haldane says UK could help redefine global banking rules
Andrew Haldane says UK is in a position to lead with fixes to Basel III, tightening remuneration policies and removing barriers to bank account switching
Global liquidity flows threatened by Dodd-Frank provision on foreign banks
Japanese banks criticise proposed US regulation of foreign banking entities
HKMA warns banks not to weaken liquidity profile to benefit from LCR phase-in
Hong Kong regulator to consult banks on new LCR this quarter and assess level playing field implications before deciding on whether to adopt a phased approach
Asian covered bond market set to take off
Running for covered
A year of market movement and trading opportunities
Sponsored forum: US inflation derivatives
The forgotten pillars of Basel II
Forgotten pillars
Sponsored forum: Sub-custody
Drivers and growth for the sub-custodian
Chinese banks to emphasise fees over asset growth in the coming years – PwC
Basel III not the main challenge for China banks – instead interest liberalisation is their main focus
India extends Basel III timetable to enable banks to raise capital
Decision to push back Basel III implementation motivated by capital concerns, say market sources
Sponsored survey analysis: Ordnance Survey
Future risks for 2013 – What does the risk landscape look like?
Replacing VAR, OIS discounting and the future of quant finance – the top stories of 2012
The Basel Committee’s proposal to scrap VAR and the move to OIS discounting struck a chord with Risk.net readers in 2012
Korea ready for Basel III, claims FSC
Meeting the challenges
Derivatives traders optimistic for 2013, according to Risk.net poll
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a Risk.net survey think they’ll make more money from derivatives trading in 2013
Oprisk Software Profiles 2012/2013
Oprisk Software Profiles 2012/2013
Segreti leaves inflation for prime services role at Barclays
Ralph Segreti set to lead agency derivatives origination at Barclays, with Adam Law taking over the inflation business
Early adopter: Philippines set to introduce Basel III by start-2014
From Manila to Basel
Derivatives trader 2.0: Sun is setting on old-school risk-takers
Traders of the lost art
Regulators hope changes will end LCR debate
A new ratio regime
Risk software survey 2012
Coping with complexity