Bankers balk at Basel II

Headline: Bankers balk at Basel IISource: EuromoneyDate: August 2001Author: Anja Helk The latest round of bank capital proposals from the Basel Committee offers few incentives to banks to introduce more sophisticated risk rating methods while rasing concerns over increases in regulatory capital.         Peter Konesny The consultative paper for the second Basel […]

Headline: Bankers balk at Basel II
Source: Euromoney
Date: August 2001
Author: Anja Helk

The latest round of bank capital proposals from the Basel Committee offers few incentives to banks to introduce more sophisticated risk rating methods while rasing concerns over increases in regulatory capital.

       
Peter Konesny
The consultative paper for the second Basel Capital Accord could not have been less popular with banks. After the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued its proposals this January, banks figured out that their regulatory capital, the most expensive capital of all, would increase substantially.






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