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September 07, 2010More Evidence That Shareholder Liability Leads To Less Risky BehaviorPosted by Hellen PopovichAn interesting paper at VoxEU provides some empirical support for a commonsensical observation: that the pervasive use of limited liability structures for virtually all financial services activities creates ?heads I win, tails you lose? dynamics. If you have no downside and can earn more by taking r [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 07, 2010FOXBusiness.com - Banks Fear The Worst From Basel IIIPosted by Hellen Popovich25 Jun 2010 [...] As financial reform nears completion, the big Wall Street firms are turning their attention to new global banking rules that, if approved in [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Basel III Has Landed ? Full Details | Investing ContrarianSend by guestposterInvesting contrarian provides a contrarian, aggressive approach to investing. Financial news is interpreted to understand the implication for investors. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 07, 2010German Banks Try To Fend Off Basel IIIPosted by Hellen PopovichGermany's banks have launched a push to see off the threat of tough new international regulations, which they say could stymie their ability to function [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Central Bankers Meet To Finalize Bank Rules ReformPosted by Hellen PopovichTop central bankers are meeting by today i.e. on 12 th September, 2010, in the northern Swiss city of Basel to put the finishing touches on a set of new bank regulations aimed at preventing a repeat of the recent financial crisis. The new package of rules called Basel III is designed to reinforce th [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 13, 2010Global Regulators Agree On Tougher Basel III Bank Rules (Reuters ?Send by twertetskesGlobal regulators agree on tougher Basel III bank rules (Reuters ? 12 Sep, 2010 Worlds-Top-Leaders. The G20 leaders are set to endorse Sunday's deal when they meet in Seoul in November. Most of the world's top banks have to a large [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 07, 2010Consolidation | ANALYSIS-Landesbank Consolidation Faces Hurdles, DelayPosted by Hellen PopovichAltogether, Basel III will intensify the clean-up of balancesheets and keep the landesbanks from venturing into riskybusinesses; although it may take some years for all homework tobe done, experts say. ?In a couple of years, [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Bankers Meet Ahead Of Basel III - FierceFinanceSend by Jim KimAhead of the Basel Committee's meeting on September 12, bankers will gather in Frankfurt for the so-called "Banken im Umbruch" to try and reassure the world that regulatory reform has altered the [...] Read more [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 13, 2010Top Regulators Agree New Basel III Package ? Source | World Money ...Posted by Hellen PopovichBASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Global regulators and central bank governors have reached a deal on Basel III, a sweeping reform that will force banks to hold more capital to withstand financial shocks, a source close to the process said [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 07, 2010Basel III Committee Will Meet In Switzerland On Tuesday Sept 7Posted by Hellen PopovichBasel expected to reach a global plan on capital by next week - The committee drafting the new "Basel III" rules will meet in Switzerland on Tuesday Sept 7, paving the way for a final endorsement of the reforms by G20 leaders in November. The Basel committee will seek to get Germany on board for the [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 07, 2010German Banks Voice Basel Regulation FearsSend by www.dw-world.deThe Switzerland-based Basel III committee is meeting on Tuesday to further discuss stricter banking regulations designed to prevent a repeat of the global financial crisis. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 13, 2010SNAP ANALYSIS-Implementation Key To Basel III Success | Gubmint CheesePosted by Hellen PopovichBy Huw Jones LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The global Basel III deal onbank capital standards was reached at lightning speed by. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010WTF BIZ - Basel III Is An International Endorsement Of The GSE ModelSend by Dictator of WTFGlobal Banking regulators like the Government Sponsored Entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and they especially like their products. The Basel III guidelines set requirements for liquid assets on the balance sheets of banks. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 13, 2010Global Regulators Agree Tougher Basel III Bank Rules ? Reuters ...Posted by Hellen PopovichMoneycontrol.comGlobal regulators agree tougher Basel III bank rulesReutersBASEL, Switzerland, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Global regulators, aiming to prevent any. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Meeting Of The Minds | StAugustine.comSend by St. Augustine RecordA key Basel III committee reached an agreement Tuesday, which is expected to be publicized Sunday after international regulators sign off on the preliminary deal. Final approval of whatever is agreed on would come in November at a [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 13, 2010Report: Bank Regulators Reach Agreement On Basel III Capital ...Send by CalculatedRiskBlog.comReport: Bank regulators reach agreement on Basel III capital requirements. CalculatedRiskBlog.com | September 12th, 2010 at 9:18 am |. The details will be released later today, but here is an overview from the Financial Times: [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 07, 2010Basel Bank Talks Refocus Investors On CapitalPosted by Hellen PopovichSticking to 2013 would signal a tough stance by regulators after the Basel Committee came in for criticism in July when it diluted other elements of Basel III by [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Top Regulators Agree New Basel III Package: Source (Reuters ...Posted by Hellen PopovichBASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) ? Central bank governors and heads of supervision have reached an agreement on Basel III, a sweeping reform that will force banks to hold more capital to withstand shocks, a source close to the process said [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010The First To Defect Wins: Deutsche Bank Planning ?9 Billion ...Send by Tyler DurdenThis development is nothing less than a direct response to Basel III which is expected to require European banks to shore up tens if not hundreds of billions in new equity capital. And as usual the first one loses the least. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 13, 2010Basel III Summary, And The Fed's Endorsement Of 20x+ LeverageSend by www.zerohedge.comEarlier today, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision committee released Basel III guidelines, which are expected to have a material impact on curbing bank risk appetite [...] when they are fully implemented in July of 2019. Luckily by then the last thing on people's minds will be whose bank's Tier 1 capital (which includes such intangible "capital" items as mortgage servicing rights and [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |