EBA advises Europe to overturn Basel III rule on unrealized gains

Among the many publications that the EBA posted on its website last week, the Technical advice to the Commission (EC) on the treatment of unrealized gains deserves attention. Not only because of its content, but also because of the clarity, depth, and breadth of covering the issue of unrealized gains. Here is the context: EBA’s advice… Read More EBA advises Europe to overturn Basel III rule on unrealized gains

EBA leans against Basel III in excluding unrealized gains from Regulatory Capital

EBA yesterday published a Discussion Paper (DP) on the exclusion of unrealized gains from regulatory capital. As an advice to the European Commission it basically supports  the current European system of prudential filters – that is, only the unrealized gains part (banks will have to include unrealized losses into capital). EBA’s departure from Basel III… Read More EBA leans against Basel III in excluding unrealized gains from Regulatory Capital

IASB’s stance on AOCI Discussion Paper on the new Conceptual Framework

A large document for sure, and relevant, as accounting is the prime source of capital values. Shaun Drummon of AFR notices the Board’s stance on AOCI: “One of the most controversial has been the liberal use of other comprehensive income (OCI), otherwise known as the reserve, in revisions to accounting rules to park movements in… Read More IASB’s stance on AOCI Discussion Paper on the new Conceptual Framework

More AOCI bashing

Banks again blame the accounts for their own abysmal performance. More worryingly is the way the press reports on this. See Business Report writing it up: Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, the most profitable US banks, lost $6.5 billion in combined equity in the second quarter as rising interest rates and falling bond prices threaten… Read More More AOCI bashing

JPM and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income – a neat example of regulatory capture.

It should not come as a surprise that the discussion on the in/exclusion of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income from Regulatory Capital continues. JPM highlighted one reason for keeping the discussion on AOCI going, as most of it evaporated – with consequences. Sad. In the spring of 2008, just days apart from the collapse of Bear… Read More JPM and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income – a neat example of regulatory capture.