This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today adopted a delegated act that postpones by one additional year – until 1 January 2027 – the date of application of the one remaining part of the Basel III international standards in the EU – the Fundamental Review of […]Commission proposes to postpone by one additional year the market risk prudential requirements under Basel III
June 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today adopted a delegated act that postpones by one additional year – until 1 January 2027 – the date of application of the one remaining part of the Basel III international standards in the EU – the Fundamental Review of […]European banking stress tests 2014: A more adverse approach for a shorter banking sector
April 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 is mainly related to the banking sector. The capital adequacy of the European banks is an important aspect that European Regulation Bodies have to be aware of. During the past years the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the Committee of European Banking Supervisors are setting up simulations that […]At last some rules on banks
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The public outcry against bankers at last produced some tangible results in Brussels. According to a ground-breaking agreement struck between the European Parliament and the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, bankers’ bonuses are capped at the double of their annual salaries. Secondly the capital requirements of the banks are increased to […]Basel III rules relaxed: Banks got it all but become more prone to crisis
January 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The European Commission through the most competent lips of its member, Michel Barnier, responsible for Internal Market and Services rushed to endorse the new unbelievably generous concession to banks all over the developed world. This time it was the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on […]
