Tag Archives: Bank for International Settlements

Andréa Maechler to Succeed Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva as Deputy General Manager of BIS

(IN BRIEF) Andréa M Maechler has been appointed as the new Deputy General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), effective from 1 September 2023, for a term of five years. She will succeed Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, … Read the full press release

Bank for International Settlements releases its 85th Annual Report

BASEL, 29-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “There is something deeply troubling when the unthinkable threatens to become routine,” writes the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in its 85th Annual Report, released today. In its main economic review of the year, the BIS … Read the full press release

The Basel Committee issued guidance on accounting for expected credit losses with 11 fundamental principles

BASEL, 5-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Basel Committee has today issued, for consultation, guidance on accounting for expected credit losses. Comprising 11 fundamental principles, the guidance sets out supervisory expectations for banks relating to sound credit risk practices associated with … Read the full press release

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued its second consultative paper on the fundamental review of capital requirements for the trading book

Basel, Switzerland, 31-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today issued a second consultative paper on the fundamental review of capital requirements for the trading book. The paper comprises a detailed set of proposals for a comprehensive revision of the … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bundesbank published foreign exchange and derivatives turnover of banks in Germany

11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In April 2013, a survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity was carried out by central banks in 53 countries, including all the major financial centres.In consultation with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), these surveys have … Read the full press release