Resources for Basel II Capital Accord (Basel II)

Basel II Reality Check

The Banker

As the new Basel Accord is released, Accenture, Mercer Oliver Wyman and SAP summarise the findings of research on its implementation. Banks’ progress varies widely from region to region, with European regulators’ proactive approach paying off.

The new Accord is an important improvement on the crude Basel I, improving and refining the measurement of credit risk and setting regulatory capital requirements, but its weakness is that it fails to
incorporate a strong form of market discipline, argues Harald Benink.

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