| 2008 |
Latest Press releases from
the “Bank for International Settlements (BIS)”
- BIS establishes
Consultative Council for the Americas
- Joint Forum release
of "Customer suitability" paper
- Joint Forum release
of "Risk concentrations" paper
- Basel Committee
on Banking Supervision announces steps to strengthen the resilience
of the banking system
- Financial Stability
Forum Recommends Actions to Enhance Market and Institutional Resilience
- Joint Forum release
of "Credit risk transfer" paper
- Financial Stability
Forum meets in Rome
- BIS appoints
Stephen G Cecchetti as Economic Adviser, Head of Monetary and
Economic Department
- Quarterly Review,
March 2008
- Liquidity risk:
management and supervisory challenges
- Financial Stability
Forum sets out policy directions for strengthening the resilience
of the financial system
- Financial Stability
Forum Chairman welcomes hedge fund manager initiative on best
practice standards
|
| Apr '08 |
US
Basel II timetable slips further into distance |
| Apr 16 '08 |
Why
Basel II could have tamed subprime crisis |
| Apr 16 '08 |
Basel II watchdog to tighten
banks' risk management, disclosure norms UPDATE |
| Apr 04 '08 |
MILAN
(Thomson Financial) - UniCredit SpA said it is the first Italian bank
to have received authorisation from the Bank of Italy to use the advanced
internal rate based approach to assessing capital requirements under
Basel II regulations, adding this will give a significant boost to
its core Tier 1 ratio in 2008 and 2009. |
| Apr 03 '08 |
Basel
II spells manna for rating firms |
| Mar 18 '08 |
Basel
II norms overlooked by high NPA ridden banking sector: ASSOCHAM |
| Mar 17 '08 |
What
have the banks achieved in implementing Basel II, and what are the
main challenges ... financial systems and bank examination department,
Bank of Japan |
| Mar 06 '08 |
The Board
of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has approved the implementation
of the new Basel II framework in the Cayman Islands between 2010 and
2012 |
| Jan 23 '08 |
THE
PRUDENTIAL regulator says it will be taking a more risk-based approach
under the new standard on securitisation released at the end of last
year, but will focus more closely on this area in onsite visits. |
| Jan 29 '08 |
EU's McCreevy to propose Basel II changes by October
2008 |
| Dec 19 '07 |
Major
Canadian Banks Become Basel II Compliant |
| Dec 10 '07 |
Commonwealth
Bank of Australia (CBA) Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation have received
so-called advanced Basel II accreditation from the banking regulator,
the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, or APRA |
| Nov 20 '07 |
Implementation
of the New Basel Capital Accord in the U.S. |
| Nov 01 '07 |
WASHINGTON
— The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced today
it has approved a final rule implementing the advanced approaches
of the Basel II Capital Accord |
| Oct 22 '07 |
US
bank spending on Basel II to top $1bn in 2009 - study
US bank spending on Basel II-related risk management IT will increase
30% over the next two years to exceed $1bn in 2009, according to Boston-based
research consultancy Aite Group |
| Jul 20 '07 |
Banking
Agencies Reach Agreement on Basel II Implementation |
| May 23 '07 |
Saudi
Banks to Adopt Basel II in January 2008 |
| Apr 22 '07 |
Lebanon
Crisis Monitor - Beirut still set on Basel II despite political turmoil
(Zawya) |
| Sep 28 '05 |
EU
Parliament backs Basel II banking rules; final approval seen by
year-end |
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