The BIS capital adequacy “rules”: a critique
The Basle Supervisors' Committee (BIS) capital adequacy proposals of July 1988 called on the G10 supervisory authorities to ensure that all internationally active banks falling under their jurisdiction observe a minimum 8 per cent risk-asset ratio by the end of 1992. This article presents a cri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associazione Economia civile
2013-10-01
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| Series: | PSL Quarterly Review |
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| Online Access: | https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10846 |
| Summary: | The Basle Supervisors' Committee (BIS) capital adequacy proposals of July 1988 called on the G10 supervisory authorities to ensure that all internationally active banks falling under their jurisdiction observe a minimum 8 per cent risk-asset ratio by the end of 1992. This article presents a critique, not of the general principles of Basle, but of the details that are seen to weaken the value of the agreement. The risk-asset ratio and the derivation of risk weights are considered.
JEL: G21, G32, G28
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| ISSN: | 2037-3635 2037-3643 |