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CFO
December 1, 2003
Randy Myers |
Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less.   |
FDIC FYI
January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought. |
BusinessWeek
April 17, 2008 |
The Story of Basel II So Far... A chronological look at the Basel II banking accord since its inception in 2004. |
U.S. Banker
April 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
International-Rule Adoption May Harm Emerging Economies Traditional approaches to bank supervision could actually hurt the societies they're aiming to protect, particularly those in emerging economies. |
BusinessWeek
April 17, 2008 |
The Lowdown on Basel II Its No. 1 goal is to smooth out financial crises, and its main method is fine-tuning banks' capital requirements. |
Bank Technology News
May 2007 |
The Six Regulatory Areas That Are Altering Bank Life Regulation is a part of bank life. Failure to comply shouldn't be. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Cem Karacadag & Michael W. Taylor |
Toward a New Global Banking Standard: The Basel Committee's Proposals The Basel Committee's new capital framework proposals will have important implications for developed and developing countries alike. Although many details remain to be worked out, it is not too early for countries to start preparing for the proposals' implementation. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
OCC Bulletin
September 25, 2006 |
Proposed Revisions to (1) Risk- Based Capital Rule Implementing the new Basel Capital Accord and (2) Market Risk Rule This bulletin briefly summarizes two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking. The first NPR would implement new risk-based capital requirements for large or internationally active U.S. banking organizations. The second NPR proposes changes to the current risk-based capital charge for market risk. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 23, 2008
Dwight Crane |
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations U.S. Treasury recommendations for strengthening the regulation of the financial system are a good start but fall short, says Harvard Business School professor emeritus Dwight B. Crane. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 30, 2005
Phil Britt |
Comprehensive Controls The better control a bank has on its risk exposure, the better its opportunity for profitability. Still, many financial institutions continue to struggle to establish enterprisewide risk management controls that provide a true picture of risk across the organization. |
FDIC FYI
September 11, 2002 |
Progress in the Financial War on Terrorism This article summarizes the progress that has been made over the past 12 months in the financial war on terrorism. |
OCC Bulletin
January 23, 2001 |
Risk-Based Capital On January 16, 2001, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a set of three documents that initiates a second round of consultation with the industry to develop proposals to revise the 1988 Capital Accord... |
Bank Technology News
June 2003
Karen Krebsbach |
Basel II: Burden Or Opportunity? Savvy banks know the price is worth it: Banks that embrace rather than resist Basel II, the mammoth proposal designed to control operational and credit risk, will claim a greater competitive advantage in the marketplace, say technology analysts. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 29, 2006
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Hidden Opportunity In preparation for a 2008 deadline, banks are starting to buckle down and initiate their Basel II strategies. With the purchase of a credit risk product from Reveleus, an i-flex solutions company, Wells Fargo is among the financial institutions readying itself for the new regulation. |
FDIC FYI
May 30, 2002 |
Financial Transparency and Regulatory Policy The importance of financial transparency and investor confidence in financial markets can hardly be overstated in the current environment... |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
One Nation, Left Behind The race to cut compliance-based capital has begun, and U.S. banks are trailing the pack -- badly. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 24, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Banks Make Headway Towards Basel II While international banks have made considerable progress toward complying with the provisions of Basel II, US banks still are waiting for the final rules. But that isn't keeping them from reexamining their risk management technologies. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 24, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Basel II's Three Pillars of Compliace While the minutiae of the supervisory regulations issued for Basel II by the Bank for International Settlements is as drawn out as its official name, there are three simple points around which the accord is based. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 19, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Major Canadian Banks Become Basel II Compliant IT vendors that helped major Canadian banks achieve Basal II compliance are passing on their knowledge to smaller Canadian and US banks. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2008
Anand Chokkavelu |
Why Paulson's Plan Works Saluting the Secretary of the Treasury's proposed overhaul of financial institution regulations. |
OCC Bulletin
October 29, 2003 |
Proposed Revisions to Risk-Based Capital Regulations Implementing the New Basel Capital Accord The U.S. banking agencies are currently seeking comment on a proposed framework for implementing the New Basel Capital Accord in the United States through an advance notice of proposed rulemaking. |
U.S. Banker
December 2010
Rajiv Shah |
Risk Management Beyond Basel III Though the new requirements make sense theoretically, it as not clear how the pulls of capital and liquidity will affect the long-term health of the banking industry, and the economy as a whole. |
OCC Bulletin
December 28, 2006 |
Risk-Based Capital: Domestic Capital Modifications This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is applicable to banking organizations that are not subject to the Basel II NPR that was separately proposed on September 25, 2006. |
Wall Street & Technology
September 21, 2004
Paul Allen |
Basel II: Coming to America Now that the Basel II Accord will apply to the U.S. securities industry, some firms are playing catch-up. |
CFO
November 1, 2010
Vincent Ryan |
Making Sense of Bank Reform The Dodd-Frank Act is arguably as inscrutable as the institutions and instruments it is supposed to fix. |
FDIC FYI
August 5, 2004 |
FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking The FDIC has replaced on its website the FYI dated December 8, 2003, titled "Estimating the Capital Impact of Basel II in the United States," with a corrected version. |
eCFO
April 2001
Adam Lincoln |
Basel Faulty Managers at some smaller companies complain that Basel II will lower adequacy ratios on loads to healthy corporations but will raise the bar on loans to less-sound businesses... |
FDIC FYI
July 24, 2002 |
Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports. |
FDIC FYI
October 3, 2002 |
FDIC Looks to Research Used in Private Sector for Pricing and Managing Risk Results from a conference exploring how to more closely tie premiums for federal deposit insurance to banks' risk profiles. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 25, 2005
Maria Santos |
Risky Business By formally introducing operational risk into risk management and capital calculation, Basel II is moving top-tier financial institutions to clearly identify, measure and report information related to operational risk. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 8, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Technological Improvements Crucial To Greater Transparency In Banking Supervision Traditional approaches to government supervision of banks may actually hurt development and lead to greater corruption in lending in some countries, according to research. |
U.S. Banker
January 2010
Rob Garver |
Be Careful What You Wish For New Basel rules requiring large banks to hold more capital against their trading books could wind up driving banks out of the business of buying and selling securities. Is that really what regulators want? |
Bank Technology News
June 2001
Brian O'Connell |
Risk Management Software Spells Relief for Bankers The technology also helps keep regulators happy... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Tomas J.T. Balino & Angel Ubide |
The New World of Banking Four trends are fundamentally altering the financial world: consolidation of institutions, globalization of operations, development of new technologies, and universalization of banking. Each of these poses challenges for the effective supervision and regulation of the financial sector.... |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 6, 2006
Nancy Feig |
Basel II Drives ERM The consensus among bankers and experts is that Basel II is the driving force behind enterprise risk management. |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Andrew Crockett |
Rebuilding the Financial Architecture What needs to be done to strengthen financial regulation and supervision? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Bulletin The Asian Crisis Four Years On... The New Basel Capital Proposal for Banks... IMF Reviews Financial Sector Assessment Program... etc. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 30, 2005
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Standard Jumps on Standards Johannesburg-based Standard Bank chose SunGard's Capital Manager for Basel II solution for its Basel II compliance and capital management needs. |
U.S. Banker
May 2006
Conrad et al. |
Power, Progress and Public Responsibility A look at the people, organizations and events of historical significance whose individual and collective influence helped banking evolve to what it is today. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2011
John Grgurich |
New Capital Rules Hit Big U.S. Banks The Financial Times is reporting that the Federal Reserve has proposed new rules for the largest financial firms, requiring them to hold more capital in a move that mirrors proposals by a group of global banking regulators known as the Basel committee. |
Finance & Development
December 2010 |
Risky Business Global banks will adapt to the new international rules on capital and liquidity, but at what cost to investors and the financial system? |
OCC Bulletin
October 20, 2005 |
Risk-Based Capital: Domestic Capital Modifications The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking suggests modifications to our domestic risk-based capital rules, which are based on the 1988 Basel Accord (Basel I). |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 5, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
The Buzz on Basel II Banks leverage enterprise management technologies to get head start on compliance. |
OCC Bulletin
February 5, 2002 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering A proposed rule will affect correspondent accounts for foreign shell banks and recordkeeping and termination of correspondent accounts for foreign banks... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Noel Sacasa |
Preventing Future Crises The financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in the current regulatory and supervisory frameworks and made it clear that we are in need of regulatory reform. |
OCC Bulletin
December 6, 2000 |
Risk-Based Capital The Agencies are proposing to modify the risk-based capital treatment on claims against certain securities firms. The proposal would reduce the risk weight on claims on, or guaranteed by, qualifying securities firms to 20 percent from 100 percent... |
CFO
October 1, 2007 |
The Age of Anxiety A period of abundant liquidity has turned into a time of fear and doubt. |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Looking Under the Hood Bank capital ratios have improved since the crisis, but mainly because banks are lending less. |
