New capital rules are being written by international regulators to update the 1988 Basel Accord. Here in the U.S. these so-called Basel II rules will take effect in early 2008 and cover only to the largest banks. American Banker has covered the rules' evolution since work started in 1998. Here are some of our stories.
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American Banker Coverage
Basel II Qualifiers to Get the Word Sometime in ’07 - January 28, 2005U.S. Regulators Conducting Two Basel II Studies - November 5, 2004Basel Group Addressing 'Kinks' of Implementation - October 22, 2004Key 28-Bank Survey for Basel II About to Start - September 14, 2004Lots of Basel II Products, and Lots of Uncertainty - July 6, 2004Progress for Basel II, But Lots of Work Remains - June 29, 2004Regulators Reverse Stand and Will Revisit Basel I - June 17, 2004Basel's Way to Keep Capital Levels High - May 13, 2004D.C. Speaks: Basel Panel Chief Weighs in as Capital Rules Come to Life - April 30, 2004Leading the U.S. Effort for Basel II - April 29, 2004Basel II Nears Endgame: Outlining the Next Moves - April 28, 2004Why Basel Could Take A Toll on Mid-Tier - March 3, 2004Bankers Offered Compromise on Basel II Details - February 3, 2004FDIC on Basel II Plan: Not a Capital Idea - December 9, 2003How Operational Risk Plan Became Battleground - December 9, 2003Basel Delay, And a Major Concession - October 15, 2003Small Banks Now Not So Keen On 2-Tier Risk Capital Setup - July 21, 2003Split Among U.S. Regulators May Stall Basel II Capital Plan - July 14, 2003Basel Proposal Prompts FDIC to Query Fed, OCC - June 17, 2003In Focus: Basel II's Other Issue: Disclosure - May 5, 2003Basel Panel Offers Tweaked Version of Capital Proposal - April 30, 2003Fed Exec: Basel II Will Make Credit Less Cyclical - April 29, 2003Fed's Ferguson: Why It's OK For U.S. to Ease Basel Load - April 10, 2003Hawke Blasts Basel Capital Rule - March 14, 2003D.C. Speaks: Basel Battle Begins for OCC, Fed, Congress - February 28, 2003Basel Committee Offers Operational Risk Guide For Banks, Regulators - February 26, 2003
Key Basel II Documents
- The Basel Committee section of the Bank for International Settlements' Web site has the most recent capital proposal as well as all of the previous versions. To view click on:
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbsca.htm
