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Risk Management: Miles to Go Unless regulators ensure that risk management becomes an integral part of banks' corporate culture, from the trading floor to the boardroom, the goal of preventing systemic failure may prove much harder to achieve. |
BusinessWeek
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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 |
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Be Patient and Let Margins Expand with Time Here are three actions banks can-and should-take today to ensure stronger margins in the future. |
The Motley Fool
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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. |
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 Lowdown on Basel II Its No. 1 goal is to smooth out financial crises, and its main method is fine-tuning banks' capital requirements. |
BusinessWeek
April 7, 2010
Paul M. Barrett |
The Wall Street Reform Fight We Really Need The coming Senate battle over the Dodd bill will distract attention from a simple, powerful change that could actually buffer banks against the next financial crisis. |
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? |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Thomas P. Vartanian |
Crisis and Opportunity In Subprime Mortgage Markets Problems in the subprime mortgage business will inevitably lead to opportunities for those who can evaluate, service or manage the underlying loans, securities and real estate. |
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. |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Andrew Crockett |
Rebuilding the Financial Architecture What needs to be done to strengthen financial regulation and supervision? |
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. |
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 14, 2001 |
Consumer Protections for Depository Institution Sales of Insurance These rules implement Section 305 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and apply to retail sales practices, solicitations, advertising, or offers of any insurance product or annuity by a depository institution... |
OCC Bulletin
February 6, 2001 |
Anti-Money-Laundering Guidance The Basel Committee's paper provides guidance to banks and bank supervisors on customer due diligence. The paper particularly focuses on basic standards for customer acceptance, identification, and dealing with high-risk accounts... |
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... |
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
June 2009 |
The Perfect Storm The IMF's Chief Economist explained in a November 2008 lecture how a crisis that began in mortgage-backed securities turned into the worst recession since the 1930s. |
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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. |
Investment Advisor
October 2007
Jason Brady |
Bottleneck While driven by fundamental weakness in U.S. real estate, in particular subprime loans, the current liquidity crisis has become a general lack of confidence in banking and financial institutions globally. |
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.... |
U.S. Banker
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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. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Malcolm Wheatley |
Lloyds Turns the Corner Good news for beleaguered Lloyds shareholders, as regulators back down over capital adequacy concerns. |
OCC Bulletin
April 9, 2002 |
Risk-Based Capital A final rule permits banks to reduce the risk weight on certain claims against qualifying securities firms from 100 percent to 20 percent... |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2011
Jack Milligan |
In the Eye of the Storm Former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan speaks candidly about the financial crisis of 2008, the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and the need for minimum loan underwriting standards for the banking industry. |
U.S. Banker
December 2009
Joseph Rosta |
Re-REMICs Redux Buying and selling reshuffled mortgage securities, where lower-rated assets are separated from tranches, is gaining bank favor. |
Registered Rep.
August 7, 2007
Kristen French |
Senior Fraud Crackdown Continues The second annual "Seniors Summit" is meant to examine ways in which regulators and other groups can help prevent the overwhelming amount of senior fraud being committed in the securities industry. |
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... |
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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. |
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
September 2009
Randall Dodd |
Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal. |
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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
May 2009
Michael Sisk |
The Repercussions of Reform After months of Congressional hearings, debates and some hysterics, only the broadest outlines of the new banking regulatory regime have emerged. |
U.S. Banker
November 2009
Kaper & Hopkins |
Dodd's Power of Persuasion Facing long odds, the Banking Committee Chairman builds support for a plan to create a prudential regulator. But would a single agency kill the dual banking system? |
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. |
FDIC FYI
March 25, 2004 |
The Evolving Role of Commercial Banks in U.S. Credit Markets A careful analysis of U.S. financial sector data shows that banks' share of the financial services market has not shrunk to the extent that is commonly asserted. Moreover, banks have assumed leading roles in providing some of the newer types of financial services products, such as credit card securitizations and mortgage banking services. |
FDIC FYI
March 11, 2002 |
Bank Auditing and Accounting Faces Scrutiny Regulators should consider strengthening the ground rules governing bank auditing and accounting, according to FDIC Chairman Don Powell... |
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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... |
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April 1, 2011
Vincent Ryan |
The Big Fail Despite the reach of Dodd-Frank, the "too-big-to-fail" bank dilemma lives on. |
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July 2009
Andrew Dubinsky |
Electronic Lending Could Help Avert Another Crisis If regulators had the tools in place to effectively view complex debt instruments and the links between the financial institutions that securitize, hold, and insure them this crisis may not have happened. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2010
Jonathan Joseph |
Return of the Fortress Balance Sheet Since traditional noncumulative perpetual preferred stock is treated as Tier 1 capital, it should be considered to improve capital strength. |
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. |
Bank Technology News
June 2001
Brian O'Connell |
Risk Management Software Spells Relief for Bankers The technology also helps keep regulators happy... |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2011
Naomi Snyder |
A New Mandate for Risk Management The financial crisis revealed serious risk management deficiencies throughout the banking industry, and now the feds are forcing boards to accept direct responsibility for the risks their institutions take. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2009
Avinash D. Persaud |
How to Save the Financial System Regulators Redistributing risk, rather than trying to eliminate it, is the key to strengthening the world's banks. |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2009
Theo Francis & Mark Scott |
European Regulators Target U.S. Firms New regulatory efforts by European policymakers may put American banks, insurers, and money managers at a competitive disadvantage. |
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. |
