Banks and Regulators

Dimitris N. Chorafas

Chapter 2 in Banks, Bankers, and Bankruptcies under Crisis, 2014, pp 23-42 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Since the late 1980s the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel) has been seeking to improve the capital adequacy (section 2) and liquidity1 (section 3) of banks as well as to promote regulatory understanding of financial problem areas and the worldwide quality of banking supervision. This work is accomplished by: Setting rules to be followed by the banking industry, Supporting supervisors by providing a forum for exchanging information on national regulations, and Trying to improve the effectiveness of methods and techniques associated with supervisory activities.

Keywords: Banking Industry; Leverage Ratio; Liquidity Risk; Capital Adequacy; Banking Crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137436993_2

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