Since adopting Basel III reporting standards three years ago, the biggest US banks have started reducing risk weights while increasing lending. Is this a reflection of a healthy US economy or European-style gaming of internal models?
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Continue reading..A scandal at South African group Steinhoff has hit the large banks that lent $1.6bn to the company’s largest shareholder. Differences in the way banks treated the exposure highlight hidden risks in the financial system.
Continue reading..HSBC paid senior executives millions in bonuses for achieving RWA reduction targets. But how much was the result of their efforts?
Continue reading..After making dramatic cuts to its balance sheet and capital requirements, Morgan Stanley is boosting returns in fixed income. Is the bank using bond ETFs for regulatory capital arbitrage?
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