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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.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2011 Alex Dumortier |
JPMorgan Wants Another Financial Crisis Bankers behaving badly.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Morgan Housel |
A Tough New World for Banks. Or Is It? A look at new Basel III regulations.  |
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.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Which Megabank Will Need to Raise Capital? New analysis highlights the need for more capital for Citigroup.  |
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.  |
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?  |
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  |
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 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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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 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.  |
FDIC FYI December 8, 2003 |
Estimating the Capital Impact of Basel II in the United States We use 19 years of financial data from all FDIC-insured commercial banks to develop a range of values for the key Basel II risk parameters that banks might be expected to use over time. This allows us to estimate average capital requirements under the A-IRB approach under a range of economic conditions.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
BusinessWeek September 15, 2010 Yalman Onaran |
After Basel, the Banks Are Not Safer A long phase-in for new capital and liquidity rules muddles future security  |
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...  |
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.  |
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?  |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Great News for Banks Another round of stress tests, and it's good news this time.  |
Bank Systems & Technology February 25, 2010 Penny Crosman |
Recalculating Risk: The New Rules of Risk Management New data management and risk analytics tools are giving banks such as ING, HSBC and Union Bank insight into enterprise-wide risk exposures and a head start on Basel II rules.  |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Year to Forget for JPMorgan Chase Let's look back at how the year went for this company.  |
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 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.  |
Bank Technology News August 2008 DiCristofaro & Kelly |
What's Driving IT Spend For Basel II The financial industry's largest banks and broker-dealers have faced considerable challenges in their efforts to improve financial risk management and satisfy evolving regulatory requirements generated by the Basel II Capital Accord.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Mark T. Williams |
The G-20 Superpowers Should Learn From Canada Canada has been the gold standard of banking prudence.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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 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.  |
U.S. Banker December 2009 Michael Dumiak |
Unmet Capacity Underscores Emerging Market Woes Financial institutions in developing countries face huge hurdles in politicking for reduced Basel II capital requirements on short-term loans. But they may open debate on competition.  |
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.  |
U.S. Banker September 2005 Thomas W. Killian |
Designing an [Optimal ] Capital Structure Nimble capital management can help non-Basel II-adopting banks level the competitive playing field.  |
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.  |
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...  |
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.  |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Eugene A. Ludwig |
Discerning the New Financial Services Landscape The former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency and vice chairman of Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank, offers his views on what is likely to come out of upcoming reform legislation as well as areas that are far from clear.  |
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.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2010 Jason Moser |
One of These Banks Is Worth Watching Searching for the best of the battered bank sector.  |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Looking Under the Hood Bank capital ratios have improved since the crisis, but mainly because banks are lending less.  |