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.
Index hedges may be allowed in Basel CVA charge
Basel Committee modelling group chair suggests index hedges and double counting could be fixed in proposed CVA charge.
Regulation to reshape bank funding
Contrasting regulation for buyers and issuers of bank paper is adding to stress in funding markets.
No changes yet as Basel III redrafting looms
Basel Committee members are seeking to fend off speculation they have already decided to abandon or rewrite key elements of their proposals.
Riksbank's Persson: Making the European financial system safer
Regulators and politicians know what needs to be done to put the eurozone on an even keel and fix the holes exposed by the subprime crisis, says Mattias Persson, head of financial stability at the Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank. The result will…
Sheen: The FSA's go-to guy for op risk
Andrew Sheen at the UK Financial Services Authority has rapidly become one of the most respected experts in operational risk, perhaps due to his clear vision of where the profession needs to go and what it must do to get there.
Regulators refute calls for Basel III rethink
Speculation that Basel Committee will scrap key proposals in bank capital framework is misplaced, say insiders.
Basel implementation chief: no need for Basel III
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German finance minister calls for Basel III
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A keen eye for convergence
Ellen Davis talks to Danièle Nouy, chair of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors about the CRD, Pillar III and divergence, along with other issues currently occupying the CEBS
Basel II Alert - Highlight of Critical Changes
It has been more than six years in the making, but the final text of the Basel II framework has arrived. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published the text at the end of June to a mix response from the financial services industry.