LONDON - An unusually strong attack has been made on a key part of the new Basel capital accord by European banking representatives.

BASEL - Ryozo Himino, previously director of international regulatory policies at the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA), became secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on November 1.

NEW YORK - Global banking regulators want more talks on issues of mutual concern with accounting-setting bodies and private sector accounting professionals, Basel Committee chairman Jaime Caruana said in October.

LONDON - Global banking regulators are ready to start work as soon as possible on the possibility of incorporating full credit risk models in the Basel Accord capital rules for bank safety, Basel Committee chairman Jaime Caruana said in early October.

LONDON -- Enhanced supervisory oversight and stronger market discipline through greater information disclosure should in time be the real benefits of the new Basel capital accord.

HELSINKI - Swiss bank UBS is top of the European league table for bank disclosure of information about the risks involved in their operations, according to a new survey. The bank risk disclosure survey, carried out by Helsinki-based Stradea Consulting, covered 35 banks in 13 Western European countries.

UK insurance companies have improved their risk management, but some still don\'t see it as a core requirement and many haven\'t clearly defined their appetite for risk

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will consider its options at a mid November meeting now that the chances of having a fair value standard for insurance contracts ready for 2007 have virtually evaporated, IASB officials say.

LONDON, September 11 - Global banking regulators have yet to decide whether a delay is necessary in the timetable for implementing the controversial Basel II upgrade of capital rules for bank safety, international regulatory sources said today.

BASEL August 19th - China\'s decision not to adopt the New Basel Capital Accord for at least some years, is being accepted philosophically by officials at the Basel Committee, author of the new capital adequacy rules aimed at underpinning the world\'s banking system.