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SMEs Dance to the Basel III Shuffle

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I often wonder, what if Basel II capital accords had been in place prior to the Great Recession? 
 
Could the devastating crisis fueled by the serial pops of credit bubbles rumbling through the dismal landscape of G20 principalities been avoided with better capital adequacy safeguards? 
 
Could the precious Post Cold War peace dividend been preserved; had the fiduciaries of global solvency not toppled the dominoes of economic prosperity and political stability through extreme selfishness and irratio
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Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs), by simply being so labeled, have been forced into the financial services and public spotlight. The debates regarding SIFI status range from the likelihood of lower costs of capital, because of being identified as too big to fail, to whether SIFIs should be forced to make divestments to reduce their size and complexity to the point they are no longer systemically important. Within that particular debate the benefits to the sector of economies

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Regardless of the drama and conjecture within the debates there is one certainty already evident – local supervisors are carrying out spot checks on Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs), to ensure that their risk management policies and practices are comprehensive, documented and are being complied in practice. 

Can you Benefit from a Supervisory Spot Check? Download whitepaper to find out

It is common for departments or individuals to maintain a repository in isolation, feeling

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