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Bank of England financial stability report finds UK banks' capital ratios may be overstated
Mervyn King, Bank of England governor, feels that future credit losses may be understated, costs arising from past failures may not be fully recognised, and risk weights used to calculate banks' capital ratios may be too optimistic.
Are G-SIFIs really practical?
Regulators’ ultimate aim is for banks to manage their businesses appropriately, implement sensible risk management, and have sustainable business models.
Derivatives regulations may marginalise Asian banks
Satyajit Das, derivatives expert and the author of Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk, feels that CCPs may not offer a complete solution in terms of regulating OTC derivative markets.
The Asian Banker Summit 2012: Trust as a pillar of the industry
The 2012 Asian Banker Summit in CentralWorld Bangkok witnessed leaders of financial institutions globally engaging in stimulating discussions on central issues faced in financial services today.
Risk silos foiling liquidity and capital management efforts
If liquidity is the life blood of a bank, more attention needs to be paid to the symptoms and prevention of the heart disease that is liquidity risk, say the FSA’s Colin Lawrence and other senior risk officials.
Basel III: the tool that risks becoming a crutch
Date: Jun 06, 2011
Author: Peter Hoflich
Categories: Asian Banker Summit 2011, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: BCBS, FSA Japan, FSA UK, Algorithmics
Implementing Basel III evenly is the next major challenge for a determined and empowered Basel Committee for Bank Supervision.
Reforming the US Regulatory Architecture: Twin Peaks or the Whole Himalayas?
Jeff Carmichael, the founding chairman of APRA, says that leaving intact the US regulatory architecture, with its inability to adapt to the full extent of the creativity of the market, shows a refusal to reform a key cause of the crisis.




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