How is Basel III Affecting Trade Finance Business?

In a recent article by the Financial Times, the articles states that the impending Basel III capital requirements seriously hinder banks when it comes to trade finance lending.

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How Would Your Bank Perform Under a Stress Test?

With the US Federal Reserve planning to stress test six US banks against a hypothetical European debt crisis scenario, a key issue on everyone’s minds in the financial industry is that how well would your bank perform if put through a stress test?

Presently, Canadian banks seem to be in a good position and have come through the Global Financial Crisis relatively unscathed.

So, how would your bank perform under a similar stress test?

You may learn how to help your bank make it through a stress test here.

IFRS Update: New global accounting rules for insurers

In addition to the other IFRS update regarding lease accounting, our IFRS expert, Luc Nijs, reports:

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IFRS update: Global lease accounting overhaul will impact a $1.2 Tr industry

Our IFRS expert, Luc Nijs, reports about the latest IFRS updates involving leases: [Read more...]

Latest IFRS update in 2010

Did you know that in early August 2010, the IASB, the body setting the IFRS standards, have proposed two major overhauls: [Read more...]