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Newsletter Apr 2003: Knowing the odds

Triphonas Kyriakis provides a guide to measuring risk for managers coping with risk-based regulation

Email news Service April 2003: UK welcomes US level playing field assurances on Basel II

NEW YORK, April 11 - The UK today welcomed US undertakings that the US approach to implementing the complex Basel II safety capital accord would not be allowed to compromise a level playing field for international banking supervision.

Email news Service April 2003:US Basel II approach won\'t affect level playing field, says Ferguson

WASHINGTON, April 9 - The US approach to implementing the Basel II bank capital adequacy accord won\'t compromise a level playing field for the regulation of international banking, Federal Reserve Board vice chairman Roger Ferguson said today.

Email news Service April 2003: Basel II benefits don\'t exceed costs for most US regional banks

Charlotte, North Carolina, April 11 - US regulators believe the benefits for most US regional banks of adopting the proposed Basel II safety capital accord do not yet exceed the costs, according to Federal Reserve Board Governor Mark Olson.

Email news Service April 2003: CP 3 brings technical changes to Basel II

BASEL, Switzerland, April 29 - Global banking regulators have, as expected, made changes to some of the technical details of the proposed Basel II bank capital accord in the light of a key survey last year on the accord\'s likely impact on banks.

Newsletter May 2003: European experts meet to resolve op risk differences

Europeans seek agreement on investment firms and scope of op risk insurance, reports David Keefe

Newsletter May 2003: Dissent over Basel II grows as US defends stance

Chain reaction fears as Italian finance minister seeks accord changes. US lawmakers introduce Bill to thwart Fed Reserve By Melvyn Westlake

Newsletter May 2003: Basel sets criteria for op risk insurance

Global banking regulators have given a much firmer go-ahead to the role of insurance in reducing operational risk capital charges under the Basel II bank capital accord than was thought likely earlier this year.

Newsletter May 2003: An Italian spanner in the works

Finance Minister Tremonti wants Basel II changes to help SMEs. Cynics smell a turf war with the Bank of Italy By Melvyn Westlake

Newsletter May 2003: On guard for Basel II

IT for the new risk-capital accord could cost a top bank $200 million. Dean Jovic must ensure SunGard gets its share. Interview: Dean Jovic, head of Sungard TRS\'s Basel project