Trading book
Basel trading book review delayed
Fundamental review of Basel trading book rules may not begin in earnest until March 2012
Complexity Basel 2.5's biggest problem, Risk.net poll finds
As banks prepare for year-end introduction of new trading book rules, poll respondents single out the framework's modular approach for criticism
Credit Risk USA: Basel trading book regime attacked by dealers
CVA charge and Basel 2.5 rules incoherent and over-complicated, say dealers
Basel III charge could spur interest in CCDS
Development of CCDS could be pushed ahead by Basel III CVA charge, suggest market participants
RBS faces $100 million lawsuit in US
RBS being sued in the US by Highland Capital for $100 million
Citi’s Gerspach: $12.7 billion accounting switch was legit
Switch of assets to trading book and subsequent sales meant to limit Basel III capital impact, says Citi's CFO
Sovereign risk weights under threat
Weight gain
Triple threat to sovereign default-risk-free status
European policymakers and regulators are considering dramatic changes to the capital treatment for government bonds
Revised CVA capital charge does not go far enough, say dealers
Modifications by the Basel Committee are welcomed, but further changes are needed, dealers claim
Back to the drawing board for trading book rules
Throwing the book
Basel Committee sketches regulatory action plan
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision identifies eight issues it is working on as Basel III reform package heads into the political sphere
Industry expresses concern over timing of Basel trading book review
Plans to overhaul the Basel trading book in 2011 have raised concerns about implementation targets
Banks struggle with Basel 2.5
Challenging change
Europe hikes capital rules, slashes banker bonuses
Legislation adopted by European Parliament requires banks hold up to four times more capital to protect against trading risk; half of bankers’ bonuses to be paid in contingent capital
Basel III: kill or be killed
The Basel Committee is trying to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis with a package of new rules, but banks argue the cure could be worse than the disease. After spending the past two months filling out spreadsheets on the impact of the proposals,…
Uncertain liquidity ratios
Like their counterparts elsewhere, South African banks are bracing themselves for a round of changes to Basel II rules. But it is the implications for liquidity and not capital that most concern market participants.
Basel harmony still a long way off, notes IIF
“No-one really appreciated the complexity of the whole [Basel Accord] process,” says Charles Dallara, managing director at the Institute of International Finance (IIF). “It is only in the last nine months that regulators and bankers have woken up to the…