Larger continue to display superior loan granularity when compared with smaller institutions
‘Ad hoc’ approach can be expensive
The increasing use of credit portfolio risk models by financial institutions will accelerate with the establishment of Basel II, says Fitch Ratings in a news report.“Basel II adapts many of the concepts and techniques used by large financial institutions in their own internal credit risk models for supervisory purposes,” says Dr. Gary van Vuuren, senior […]
Consortium seeks to break deal to sell LaSalle to Bank of America
ABN ratings likely to benefit
ABN to sell Lasalle Bank to Bank of America
Canadian financial institutions can add more foreign experts to their boards
Refinement of JDA methodology results in upgrades and downgrades
Banking in China is inefficient and ill-equipped to handle the country’s emerging complex market system, says a new report commissioned by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.The question is whether the banking system can fundamentally change in ways that effectively serve the industrial and social needs of China, to foster balanced growth and economic stability.“Bank […]
But more challenges, especially those relating to the International Financial Reporting Standards and Basel II, are still to come