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Implications of HKMA meeting liquid coverage ratio requirements by purchasing foreign currency
Date: May 16, 2012
Author: Tiah Wen Li
Categories: Basel III, Hong Kong, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: Liquid Coverage Ratio, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Basel Committee of Banking Supervision, Liquid Assets
By opting to use liquid assets denominated in a foreign currency to meet LCR standards, banks will be picking up cross-currency risk amongst others.
Author: Tiah Wen Li
Categories: Basel III, Hong Kong, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: Liquid Coverage Ratio, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Basel Committee of Banking Supervision, Liquid Assets
FATCA: Stick without a carrot
Date: May 14, 2012
Author: Levina Lim
Categories: Asian Banker Summit 2012, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: FATCA, Duncan Edwards, Ernst & Young, David Millar, Jim Calvin, Deloitte, Deepa Chandrasekhar, United Gulf Bank
Compliance with FATCA has been regarded with trepidation by banks, ever since it was signed into law on March 18th, 2010. What are its implementation challenges and what can banks do about it?
Author: Levina Lim
Categories: Asian Banker Summit 2012, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: FATCA, Duncan Edwards, Ernst & Young, David Millar, Jim Calvin, Deloitte, Deepa Chandrasekhar, United Gulf Bank
Business call update with Jamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorgan
Date: May 14, 2012
Author: Asian Banker Editorial
Categories: Operational Risk, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan, Hedging Strategy, Market Risk
Jamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorgan, discusses the key issues leading to the bank's $2 billion loss caused by a failed hedging strategy.
Author: Asian Banker Editorial
Categories: Operational Risk, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan, Hedging Strategy, Market Risk
JPMorgan hit by $2 billion trading loss
Date: May 11, 2012
Author: Timothy Shim
Categories: Operational Risk, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, Trade Loss, Volcker Rule, Dodd-Frank
JPMorgan shocking trade loss looks set to spur regulators and lawmakers to seek details on those trades in an attempt to better establish the Volcker rule.
Author: Timothy Shim
Categories: Operational Risk, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, Trade Loss, Volcker Rule, Dodd-Frank
Leading regulators and risk practitioners gather at Risk & Regulation Conference 2012
Date: May 10, 2012
Author: Tiah Wen Li
Categories: Asian Banker Summit 2012, Basel III, Capital & Strategic Issues, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: Risk & Regulation Conference, BCBS, Basel III Implementation, Stress Testing, Market Risk Challenges, Risk Appetite and Measurement, FATCA
This year’s conference offered insightful discussions and debates addressing key risk and regulation issues including the implementation of Basel III, banks' stress-testing efforts, and the importance of identifying one's risk appetite and management
Author: Tiah Wen Li
Categories: Asian Banker Summit 2012, Basel III, Capital & Strategic Issues, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: Risk & Regulation Conference, BCBS, Basel III Implementation, Stress Testing, Market Risk Challenges, Risk Appetite and Measurement, FATCA
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