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Simplicity, risk sensitivity and comparability: The regulatory balancing act
Date: Feb 27, 2013
Author: Wayne Byres
Categories: Basel III, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: BCBS, Wayne Byers, Capital Adequacy, Basel II, Basel I, LVR
Wayne Byres, secretary general of BCBS, feels that banks today cannot operate anywhere near as effectively without models for pricing and risk management.
Basel III framework may not always accurately represent capital strength
Date: Feb 21, 2013
Author: Foo Boon Ping
Categories: Basel III, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Singapore
Keywords: DBS, Chng Sok Hui, AVC, CVA, BCBS, Stefan Ingves
Chng Sok Hui, CFO of Singapore's DBS, discusses the impact of new capital rules on Asian banks, how BCBS seeks to address them, and the need for local adaptation.
Banks must be prepared for increased regulatory demands to remain competitive
Proceedings report from The Asian Banker teleconsultation session, "Basel III and beyond - An Overview and Response to Regulatory Changes.”
“When it comes to reform, ideas and implementation go together”
Date: Jan 30, 2013
Author: Stefan Ingves
Categories: Basel III, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: BCBS, LCA, NSFR, G20, G-SIB, RCAP, Risk Weighted Assets
Stefan Ingves, chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, feels that getting the technical details correct rather than new far-reaching ideas is taking an increasingly prominent place.
Basel III's LCR requirements eased to facilitate recovery of global banking system
The Clearing House, a US-based banking body, has noted weaknesses in Basel III’s LCR recommendation and has pushed for revisions, in view of the industry’s struggle to achieve Basel III compliance.
OCBC eliminates inefficiencies by automating and standardising end-to-end systems
Optimisations in risk trade-offs and business strategy help guide Singapore’s OCBC through troubled times during the subprime crisis.
Financial institutions urged to balance capital and risk management
While lauding the aim of the BCBS to strengthen capital standards for managing market risks, bankers are cautious about an overly prescriptive approach.
Southeast Asian banks’ growth and profitability to take a hit from Basel III
Alec Kourloukov, director of enterprise risk services at Deloitte, feels banks need to focus on growth, ensure regulatory compliance, and develop robust liquidity and contingency funding plans.
Barclays and LIBOR – is operational risk management relevant?
David Millar, risk consultant, trainer and former COO at global risk management association, PRMIA, discusses the Barclays-LIBOR rigging case, the bank’s survival chances, and whether ORM could have impacted the case.




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