Bank capital and Basel III regulations : implementation and effects / Caroline R. Mendoza, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mendoza, Caroline R., editor.

Series:

Banks and Banking Developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basel III (2010).

Basel III.

Banks and banking, International.

International finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Basel III international regulatory framework, which was produced in 2010 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements, is the latest in a series of evolving agreements among central banks and bank supervisory authorities to standardize bank capital requirements, among other measures. Capital serves as a cushion against unanticipated financial shocks, which can otherwise lead to insolvency. The Basel III regulatory reform package revises the definition of regulatory capital and increases capital holding requirements for banking organizations. This

Contents:

BANK CAPITAL AND BASEL III REGULATIONS: IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTS; BANK CAPITAL AND BASEL III REGULATIONS: IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CAPITAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUMMARY; OVERVIEW OF CAPITAL ADEQUACY REGULATION; HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINAL RULE IMPLEMENTING BASEL III AND VARIOUS DODD-FRANK REQUIREMENTS; DO HIGHER CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CURB LENDING,(SYSTEMIC) RISKS, OR BOTH?; APPENDIX A. ASSET RISK WEIGHTING; APPENDIX B. CAPITAL CHARGESAND REGULATORY RATIOS

APPENDIX C. STRESS TESTING AND SYSTEMIC RISKChapter 2: BANK CAPITAL REFORMS: INITIAL EFFECTS OF BASEL III ON CAPITAL, CREDIT, AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; U.S. BASEL III CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MAY HAVE ALIMITED EFFECT ON CAPITAL IN THE SHORT TERM BUTARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE COSTS; THE BASEL COMMITTEE IS TAKING STEPS TO IDENTIFYBASEL III IMPLEMENTATION INCONSISTENCIES; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY

APPENDIX II: GAO ANALYSES OF BASEL IIIMINIMUM CAPITAL RATIOS, CAPITAL SHORTFALL,AND FUNDING COSTSBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 16, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-430-X