Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
Basel Committee Returns To Spotlight
The Basel Committtee on Banking Supervision sees the upcoming G20 summit as an opportunity to put forward more details on Basel III capital adequacy rules
Basel Committee Recommends Reporting Improvements
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision says enhanced disclosures by banks, including granular data on asset class mixes, may be needed to improve understanding of risk-weighted assets
Europe's Build-Up to Basel III
The European Union’s Capital Requirements Directive IV will implement Basel III proposals across the continent when it comes into force at the beginning of next year. With firms likely to do much of their risk-modeling internally, the demands on data…
IRD's Editor on Basel's Mixed Messages
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's latest guidance on Basel III capital adequacy requirements finds the regulator suddenly getting strict.
Reading the Basel Tea Leaves
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's latest guidance on the Basel III capital adequacy rules seems to contradict the tone of past statements
Regulators Propose Added Basel III Guidance
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the author of the Basel III capital adequacy regulation, has issued proposals concerning leverage ratios, collateral and derivatives exposures
FSB Lays Out More Regulatory Deadlines To G-20
FSB chairman Mark Carney has told bank regulatory officials of the G-20 countries of new time frames for accounting standards, Basel III implementation stages, insurance company identification and central clearing of derivatives
Basel Committee Principles Raise More Questions
Parameters for effective risk data aggregation and reporting issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision appear to encourage data management improvement, but how that will be done is left unanswered
Roots Of Data Management Rationales
Basel III is but one aspect of the direct line going from risk management imperatives driving regulation that affects data management
Basel III Trickle-Down
The Basel Committee's change to the liquidity coverage ratio thresholds in its capital adequacy rules will impact data management operations
Basel III Liquidity Level Changes Said to Weaken Rules
Inclusion of more types of securities as liquid assets and lowering of thresholds for depositor exits that banks must be able to survive, as set out by new changes to Basel III rules, weaken the regulation, according to one industry observer
Basel Committee Proposes Basel 2.5 Revisions
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has set a March 15 deadline for comment on two new securitization hierarchies
The Long Crawl to Basel III
Continued uncertainty about a phased compliance timeline for Basel III capital adequacy rules is likely to complicate data management for the foreseeable future, Michael Shashoua writes
IRD's Editor on Basel III Developments
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua comments on ongoing developments concerning Basel III capital adequacy rules
Demanding Basel III Clarity
Despite postponed and longer-term deadlines, larger firms should be prepared to comply with Basel III rules, but they will need more specifics and final versions from those drafting the regulations
Basel Group Lays Out Long-Term Rules Plans
The Basel III capital adequacy requirements will include several minimum provisions and other provisions taking effect gradually from next year through 2019, the Basel Committee's head states
Michael Shashoua: Basel III’s Fault Lines
The likelihood that the Basel III capital adequacy rules will not take effect in January as planned is not surprising. Michael asks if the delay will allow for extra time to make the rules more effective or is it just a necessary evil to get…
New Urgency For Data Aggregation
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has established a timeline for meeting new data aggregation and reporting standards for risk management—and this action should get big firms' attention
FSA's Sampson: Data Accuracy Trumps Speed
Gerald Sampson, head of the operational risk review team at the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA), says banks should be more concerned about accuracy of data than risk aggregation speed.
Why Regulatory Consensus Is Bad
Yale Law professor Roberta Romano says global banking regulations like Basel are misguided precisely because they involve so much collaboration.
Preparing for Central Clearing
While the market is awaiting news of financial reform in the US, firms have started analyzing the potential impact of a move to central clearing of over-the-counter derivatives. The change in infrastructure would mean a growing need for automated…
A Life WithBasel II
Citigroup's customer data veteran Julia Sutton talks to Carla Mangado about the complexities of Basel II and why regulation is essential if the industry is to move forward