Basel II LIVE Teleconference
Overview:
The new Basel II rules took effect last January 1, 2008. The aim of these rules is to set up a criterion that will serve as a guideline in enacting regulations that will protect banks against financial and operational risks and, at the same time, avoid the collapse of their business. Compliance with these rules will result in the segregation of the secutirized assets from calculation of risk weighted assets in case the credit risk connected to the assets are handed over to third parties. The transferring bank may still continue to service the assets but such bank and its creditors will not be able to get hold of these. Banks, especially the smaller ones are encouraged to take note of this since they are the first ones who will benefit from it.The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of experts who will share their opinions in a two-hour teleconference and webinar. They will discuss the substantive provisions of these rules as well their impact on the banking business. A live interaction with the audience in a question and answer format is also included in this event.
Agenda:
SEGMENT 1:
<strong id="ep-name-of-speaker">Mr. Mark E. Van Der Weide, Assistant General Counsel,</strong>
<em id="ep-speaker-firm">Federal Reserve Board</em>
<strong id="ep-name-of-speaker">Teresa A. Scott, Counsel (Banking & Finance), Regulations and Legislation Division</strong>
<em id="ep-speaker-firm">Office of Thrift Supervision </em>
- How Basel II Standardized will improve competitive equity between small and regional banks VS
large banks on Basel II Advanced
- Treatment of various exposures under Basel II Standardized, including sovereigns, corporates,
banks, public sector entities, residential mortgages, regulatory retail, equities, and securitizations
- The pros and cons of the external ratings approach to regulatory capital enshrined in Basel II
standardized
- The expanded credit risk mitigation benefits of collateral and guarantees under Basel II
standardized
- The treatment of operational risk under Basel II Standardized
- New Disclosure requirements under Basel II Standardized
SEGMENT 2:
<strong id="ep-name-of-speaker">Michael E. Bleier, Partner</strong>
<em id="ep-speaker-firm">Reed Smith LLP </em>
- Timeline Regarding Basel II Capital Rules
- History of Operational Risk in Basel II
- Application of Operational Risk Requirements under Standardized Approach and Under Advanced
Approach
- Implications of Operational Risk Capital Charge for Banking Organizations
SEGMENT 3:
<strong id="ep-name-of-speaker">Michael L. Stevens, SVP & Director of Regulatory Affairs</strong>
<em id="ep-speaker-firm">Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS)</em>
- The standardized approach is critically important from some institutions. Institution profile.
Impact from Basel II.
- How does the standardized approach address or not address problems in the current market?
- Reporting & Implementation issues.
- What will be the key points of interest to regulators?
- Top 5 items banks should address now.
SEGMENT 4:
<strong id="ep-name-of-speaker">Jeffrey A. Brown, Managing Director</strong>
<em id="ep-speaker-firm">Promontory Financial Group </em>
- So far, the US bank regulatory agencies have only announced plans to issue a proposed rule
offering a Standardized Approach.
- However, circumstances have changed since the formulation of those plans, and there is now likely
to be less pressure to move forward on a US Standardized Approach.
- The primary motivation for offering a Standardized Approach in the US was concern that Basel II
would confer an unfair competitive advantage on larger banks.
- That view is largely based on considerations of only Pillar 1 minimum capital requirement
calculations and overlooks Pillar II determinations that will lead to assessments of actual capital
adequacy—narrowing the advantage.
- That view also ignores the significantly increased examination scrutiny and higher expectations for
governance and control systems for Advanced Banks—further narrowing the advantage.
- Finally, the upshot of the events of the last nine months is sure to be a significant shift in emphasis
by US regulators toward overall capital adequacy for large banks to address things not addressed
in Pillar 1—even further narrowing the advantage.
- As a corollary, given that environment, regulators and policy makers are not likely to look favorably
on anything that might be perceived as leading to potential lower capital for smaller banks.
Who Should Attend:
This teleconference will be of particular benefit to those involved in
- The implementing of Basel II and Bankers.
- Risk managers in financial institutions
- Rating agency analysts
- Financial controllers in large institutions
- Credit risk analysts
- Portfolio analysts / managers
- Treasurers
- Financial, Operational, Business Application and External Auditors
Mark E. Van Der Weide is an assistant general counsel in the Legal Division of the Federal Reserve Board in …
Teresa A. Scott is a Senior Analyst, Capital Policy Division for the Office of Thrift Supervision. She has worked extensively …
Michael is a member of the Financial Industry Group and a member of Financial Services Regulatory Group. Michael joined Reed …
Mike serves as the Senior Vice President for Regulatory Policy at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). In this …
Mr. Brown is a Managing Director at Promontory Financial Group, specializing in Basel II capital standards, credit scoring, and risk …
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE)
Prerequisite:
NONE
Course Code:
867676
Total Credits:
2.0 CLE
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SPEAKERS' FIRMS:
Federal Reserve Board
Office of Thrift Supervision
About Federal Reserve Board
About Office of Thrift Supervision
About Reed Smith LLP
Website: https://www.reedsmith.com/
About Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS)
Website: https://www.csbs.org/
About Promontory Financial Group
Website: https://www.promontory.com/