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CFO
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Randy Myers |
Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less.   |
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. |
U.S. Banker
August 2010
Donna Alexander |
Is This Any Way to Stimulate Global Trade? The Basel Committee's proposal to raise capital requirements for trade-finance instruments could force banks to scale back lending. |
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. |
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. |
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 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. |
OCC Bulletin
April 4, 2001 |
Leveraged Financing Guidance for bankers and examiners that more fully describes supervisory expectations regarding sound practices for leveraged financing activities. |
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. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Neil Gregory & Stoyan Tenev |
The Financing of Private Enterprise in China A 1999 survey of more than 600 private Chinese enterprises revealed that they relied primarily on self-financing. For China's private sector to thrive, firms will need increased access to external loan and equity financing... |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2009
Steve Bram |
Capital Markets Conundrum Are there viable solutions to today's financing puzzle? |
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... |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2010
Jack Millligan |
A Short Leash on Risk Bankers all across the country are beginning to tighten up their lending practices as a response to the regulatory pressure they are under to keep lending plain, conservative, and firmly under control. |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 15, 2010
Penny Crosman |
Top 7 Ways Basel III Affects U.S. Banks and Their IT Departments New capital rules will drive banks to use new risk models and perform data integration projects. |
U.S. Banker
June 2009
Joseph Rosta |
Trying to Rehabilitate Trade Finance World trade is declining this year for the first time since 1982, and by a projected nine percent, according to the World Bank - the steepest plunge since World War II. |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 4, 2014 |
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering Lending to small businesses has not returned to levels seen before the financial crisis. Karen Mills, former head of the US Small Business Administration, explains the reasons. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 21, 2006 |
Basel II Progress Varies by Region When it comes to implementing Basel II compliance technologies, financial institutions' progress is all over the map: Europe is leading the race to comply... U.S. progress has been slowed due to uncertainty about the format and deadline... |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2005 |
Insatiable Appetite For Debt Financing The prospect of higher interest rates shows no sign of dampening borrower demand for commercial real estate debt, according to an exclusive survey of more than 400 developers and owners conducted by National Real Estate Investor. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Thomas Dorsey |
Trade Finance Stumbles The rising cost and declining availability of finance for imports and exports is taking a toll, especially in emerging markets. |
U.S. Banker
March 2008
John Adams |
The Complex Role Of CRO Is Reexamined Amid a sea of bad earnings and writedowns, banks are reexamining their risk-mitigation strategies. |
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. |
FDIC FYI
April 11, 2002 |
Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The report describes recent signs of a consumer-led recovery in the U.S. economy that may have begun in the first quarter... |
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. |
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. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Year of the Mega Loan Large loans and mushrooming CMBS issuance drove commercial real estate financing levels to an all-time high last year, but lenders say a slowing pace of transactions could temper loan volume as 2006 unfurls. |
U.S. Banker
February 2010
Donald Musso et al. |
How Regulators Are Inhibiting an Economic Recovery Raising capital levels for banks deters new lending. Now is not the time for higher capital standards, but for enforcing standards already in place. |
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. |
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 |
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? |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Palmeri & Hovanesian |
Before You Sell Your Bank Stocks... Many financial institutions are now insulated against higher interest rates |
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. |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 9, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lessons in Risk Management to be Learned from Fannie/Freddie Takeover What does the government's takeover of the government sponsored entities say about the direction the lending space must take to help avoid similar instances in the future? |
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? |
CFO
March 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
A Love-Hate Relationship Banks and their customers have grown closer to, and more wary of, each other. |
CFO
October 1, 2011
Randy Myers |
Getting There from Here As more U.S. companies expand overseas, new sources of capital are opening up. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 30, 2004 |
Product Showcase: Sibos E-Banking... Risk Management... Payments... etc. |
CFO
October 1, 2008
Vincent Ryan |
Now What? As banks tend to their balance sheets and seek higher returns on capital, corporate lines of credit are becoming more expensive and tougher to keep. |
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
July 15, 1999 |
Summary of the Basel Committee's Consultative Document: "A New Capital Adequacy Framework" The paper describes a framework for bank supervision and regulation that contains three "pillars" -- a regulatory capital minimum, an enhanced supervisory review process, and more effective use of market discipline through disclosure. |
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.... |
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. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2009
Silver-Greenberg et al. |
Old Banks, New Lending Tricks Lenders haven't sworn off risky financial products. They've come up with a slew of new ones. |
Entrepreneur
April 2005
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Just Your Size Don't make assumptions about a bank's lending methods based on size alone--here's how to find the bank that can help your business cash in. |
FDIC FYI
April 25, 2002 |
Refinancing Waves Alter the Landscape for Mortgage Specialists The current interest rate environment affords institutions the opportunity to correct material asset/liability mismatches before the rate cycle turns and risk reduction strategies become less effective or more expensive to execute... |
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. |
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. |
