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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.   |
CFO
December 1, 2003
Randy Myers |
Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less. |
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 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. |
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. |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology
September 23, 2005 |
Basel II Falls Flat Despite increased efforts, banks are less certain about the benefits of Basel II compliance, according to a recent survey. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
Mike McDonough |
Centralized and Single-Platform Operations Reduce Overall Trade Finance Risk Banks with centralized operations and banks with all of their operations on a single platform will have a distinct advantage because there is lower operational risk generally associated with these structures. |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 29, 2004
Ivan Schneider |
The Calculus of Basel II Basel rules allow banks to choose how granular they want to get. |
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. |
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
July 5, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
The Buzz on Basel II Banks leverage enterprise management technologies to get head start on compliance. |
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. |
FDIC FYI
November 26, 2002 |
Quarterly Banking Profile Commercial Banking Performance, Third Quarter 2002 Gains on securities sales keep earnings near record level... Weakness in overseas operations limits industry profits... Margins improve at community banks, decline at larger institutions... Strong mortgage demand fuels growth in loans... Asset-quality problems continue to grow at large banks |
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. |
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. |
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
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
February 27, 2002 |
Loan Weakness Spreads; Banks' Defenses Hold Large banks' business loans have been hit hardest by the recession, but some weakening is now appearing for smaller banks and for other kinds of loans... |
InternetNews
March 15, 2004
Clint Boulton |
IBM Package Looks to Stop Risky Business Package geared to cut down on credit risks in banks, according to European Basel II regulations. |
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. |
U.S. Banker
February 2004
Karen Krebsbach |
In Land of Rising Sun, Rays of Hope for Struggling Bank Sector Though Japan's banks have been ailing for more than a decade, the sector's pulse is strengthening. Signs of change are everywhere, as the four megabanks reported second-half 2003 profits for the first time in 20 years. Can the recovery last? |
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. |
FDIC FYI
April 21, 2003 |
Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Commercial Lending: The Impact of Basel II The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the mechanics of the Basel II risk-based capital calculation for commercial credit exposures, and to present evidence on the impact of the new calculations on capital requirements for syndicated loans. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
The Credit Crisis Has Increased Scrutiny on Trade Finance The global credit crisis has emphasized the importance of cash management while intensifying the spotlight on corporate governance and banks' risk management practices |
FDIC FYI
June 3, 2002 |
Favorable Interest-Rate Environment Drives Record First-Quarter Bank Earnings Commercial banks earned a record $21.7 billion in the first quarter of 2002, besting the previous quarterly earnings record set in the first quarter of 2001 by 9.6 percent. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Yalman Onaran et al. |
The Battle Over Bank Rules at Basel III Efforts to correct the mistakes that led to the global meltdown are meeting resistance from banks in the U.S. and Europe |
U.S. Banker
June 2006
Lee Conrad |
Banks Vent Rage Over Commercial RE Loan Rule Banks, in an uproar over regulators' proposal that warns those with high concentrations of commercial real-estate loans may have to raise their capital reserves, worry that new regulations will eat into their bottom line. |
U.S. Banker
September 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Glass-Steagall Revisted The real reasons for passage of the "Depression-era" Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial and investment banking, have been obscured, but they are popping up again... |
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. |
CFO
March 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
A Love-Hate Relationship Banks and their customers have grown closer to, and more wary of, each other. |
FDIC FYI
February 21, 2002 |
Business Credit Flowing Despite Recession Business credit is more plentiful in this recession than in any other recessionary episode since the early 1970s, according to an FDIC report released today... |
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... |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2004
Rich Smith |
Bank on Russia's Instability Western banks may profit from renewed uncertainty about Russian banks' stability. |
CFO
Joseph McCafferty |
Another Nick in the Wall Regulators are looking into allegations that banks are "tying" loans to other fee-based business. |
U.S. Banker
April 2002 |
Tougher On The Big Boys Being bigger is not necessarily better for corporations seeking loans from their banks. A study by the Association for Financial Professionals indicates that banks are putting heavy pressure on their biggest borrowers to throw more business the banks' way. Or else: No credit... |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Capital Ratio Fever Just as blood pressure and heart rate are vital measures of physical health, capital ratios are vital measures of the health and solvency of banks. Right now, those vital signs reflect a sick industry that's getting sicker. |
U.S. Banker
July 2007
Lee Conrad |
Community Banks Reporting Greater Pressure to Use BI Community banks are seeing lower prices for business-intelligence products, though they're weathering more competitive pressure from big banks. But BI also helps small banks be better banks. |
FDIC FYI
July 30, 2002 |
The Rise of Risk Management: Basel and Beyond This article outlines the agenda of a symposium on bank risk management systems, including their performance, the challenges posed by the new Basel Capital Accord, and the issues raised by the move toward risk management-based bank regulation. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 1, 2005
Ivan Schneider |
Equal Protection A federal bailout of Gulf Coast financial institutions unfairly favors banks over local businesses. Scarce reconstruction funds have far better uses than to prop up banks with an undue concentration of geographic risk. |
OCC Bulletin
August 4, 2003 |
Proposed Revisions to Risk-Based Capital Implementing the new Basel Capital Accord This bulletin briefly summarizes the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) and Supervisory Guidance developed for corporate credit risk and operational risk that were published today in the Federal Register. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
David Conroy |
Corporate Clients Increasingly Looking to Banks to Mitigate Trade Finance Risks How can banks pursue growth opportunities in global trade finance in, for example, emerging markets? What technology investments must banks make to meet these new demands? |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
David Fairlamb |
Banks Put The Squeeze On Euro-Zone Growth Cautious lenders are keeping interest rates up -- and making loans harder to get. That could stall an already slow recovery |
FDIC FYI
April 18, 2002 |
New Reporting Offers Insight Into Bank Activities Until last year, the quarterly Reports of Income that banks filed with federal regulators provided only limited detail on noninterest revenues. Last year, these reports began to include more detail on the relative importance of different activities and products to bank earnings... |
Wall Street & Technology
March 18, 2008
Cory Levine |
Lack of Standardization in Data, Reporting to Hinder Basel II Compliance Lack of standardization in the reporting process will be a major hurdle for financial institutions in complying with Basel II requirements. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 22, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Spillenkothen Joins Deloitte's Banking Regulatory Practice The former Fed regulator hopes to help banks gain an enterprise-wide view of compliance in his new role. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
David Newton |
In the Balance Learn the factors banks really weigh when setting business-loan terms. |
