Basel iii

Basel III, Credit Risk Best Practices, and the EDC Case Study

Book: Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls
Author: James Lam
ISBN: 978-1-118-41361-6


Basel Changed How the World Manages Credit

Regulation drives behavior, and nothing shaped credit markets like the Basel Committee’s capital rules. In 1988, Basel I required an 8% capital charge against risk-weighted assets. U.S. Treasuries got 0% weight. Corporate loans got 100%. Simple, global, and deeply flawed.