Increasing the capital requirements for banks seems a good idea and is favoured by both the U.S. and the U.K. It might be laughable, given "Basel II" is not applied hence previous improvements to capital rules have not been reality-checked yet. The main worry though simply comes from the fact that changing the rules is riskier than it seems.
Tag - risks
Sunday 13 September 2009
G20 - Part VII: reforming capital requirements
By Denis on Sunday 13 September 2009, 08:23
Wednesday 28 January 2009
Compensation in financial services (II)
By Denis on Wednesday 28 January 2009, 21:49
Bonuses have been an integral part of the compensation in financial services and clearly a bonus which isn't just a bonus translates abuse...
Wednesday 17 December 2008
G20 summit - Part III
By Denis on Wednesday 17 December 2008, 21:30
Mitigating against pro-cyclicality in regulatory policy: accounting standard FAS 157 on fair value measurements.
Saturday 22 November 2008
Produits de crédit
By Denis on Saturday 22 November 2008, 20:05
Les produits principaux de crédit sont: le CDS (Credit Default Swap) et le CDO (Collateralized Debt Obligation).
Friday 5 September 2008
Basic assumptions, reality, risk categories
By Denis on Friday 5 September 2008, 21:52
The material for the following new (old) sections in my book is now ready (partially ready).