The Basel II Capital Accord represents the most important development in international banking regulation since the original 1988 Accord. Not only is greater risk-sensitivity to be introduced to the minimum capital requirements but also new measures aimed at enhancing supervisory review and...

The Financial Markets Group is organising a conference on, on the occasion of the recent publication of the first report of the Pensions Commission. Following the Pensions Commission’s invitation to comment on issues raised in the report, we would like to bring together a small group of...