Commentary
of the Basel II
Capital Accord
Government
"Bernanke Blinks on Basel II,
Accepts Warnings from SBC"
Basel II Delayed
"Complexity is Not Clarity"
Exposure at Default
"Washington and the Crisis in Detroit"
Policy Article
"Basel II -- No Margin of Safety: New bank-capital requirements
are based on ruinous risk models."
Online Briefing
Basel II Issues Review
Implementation of the Basel II Accord on credit risk alignment will affect banking worldwide. See an Online Briefing overview of the emerging rules governing risk.
Safety and
Soundness
"Do the Housing GSEs
Threaten the US Economy?"
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"The Next Great Pyramid Game"  A disturbing inside peek at China's financial mania. - International Economy Fall 2005 (pdf) |
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Data  IRA Comment "Interactive Data: Moving the Pipeline Forward" April 3, 2006 W&WS Excerpt "Baker Holds Hearing on Interactive Data" April 3, 2006 Guest Commentary  "XBRL: Give Them the Tools and They Will Finish the Job" February 21, 2006 Peter J. Wallison "Are the Outside Credit Agencies Headed for Extinction?"  Why structured data drives improved analytics. - International Economy Winter 2005 (pdf) |
 "Regulators Affirm Tough Bank Audit Rules" Jan 3, 2006: "Just What Do Restatements Indicate?" Nov 30, 2005: "Is 2006 the Year of the Non-Accelerated Filer?" "Opening The Books"  We discuss the need for improved transparency of public financial data. |
& Assurance Doubts about Merton  "Are Equity Markets Complete and Sufficient to Predict Default Probabilities?" Online Briefing "Difference with Distinction"  IRA's industry report on where financial analytics is headed. "IRA: The Need"  Our Original August 2003 Mission Statement |
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Public Record: IRA's Regulatory Comments and RFI Responses Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPR) OCC 5-16/FRS R-1238/FDIC RIN 3064-AC96/OTS 2005-40 - Risk Based Capital Guidelines, Capital Adequacy Guidelines, Capital Maintenance: Domestic Capital Modifications, January 9, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||