WASHINGTON - US banking regulators stressed at US Senate hearings in December the importance of banks properly understanding their customers\' business in the wake of the collapse of the energy trading group Enron

LONDON - A high proportion of financial firms think that the Basel II capital accord will result in a reduction of the regulatory capital that they are required to hold

LONDON - Specialists in the securitisation business are hoping to persuade regulators, when they meet in London on January 17, that their activities are being unfairly penalised under the proposed Basel II capital regime

FRANKFURT, GERMANY - The consequences of the transfer of authority in recent years from central banks to independent financial supervisors may not yet have been fully thought through, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) retiring general manager Andrew Crockett said in December

WASHINGTON - The American Bankers Association (ABA) has set up an \"Operating Risk Committee,\" to both help bankers reduce losses and comply with the proposed Basel II capital accord

LONDON - The very slow response of Value at Risk (VaR)-based capital charges to financial market movements means the market risk charges required by the Basel bank safety accord can\'t be blamed for increased market volatility

IAIS role seen as encouraging common approaches among national insurance regulators. Interview: Knut Hohlfeld, Secretary-General of the IAIS

Regulators announce \"consensus\" over outstanding accord issues. Bankers say the deal invites more questions than answers. By Melvyn Westlake

Regulators must watch companies with large market shares

Long-simmering problem hits radar screens as new rules treat commodity firms like banks, say critics. David Keefe reports