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Fifth Annual Cass-Capco Risk Management Conference
April 19, 2012: Cass Business School, London, UK

The fifth annual conference of the Cass-Capco Institute on Risk brought together practitioners and academics to discuss how risk can be managed to lessen its impact on business and economic growth... Read More

Banking in the “Glocal” World
March 1, 2012: Zurich, Switzerland

Swiss Finance Institute and Capco Institute were pleased to present the Inaugural Annual conference of the SFI-Capco Institute Paper Series on Banking in Zurich, Switzerland. The conference brought together leading financial experts and scholars to discuss... Read More

Basel III: Could Unintended Consequences Create Opportunities?

In September, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to increase regulatory capital and liquidity requirements for banks around the world. Despite assertions from regulators that Basel III requirements will lead to economic benefits, Capco believes the regulations could have many unintended consequences for the financial services industry – there is no free lunch.

The accord will have a major impact on industry profitability and capital costs as banks adjust to the new regulatory regimes. Strategic upheaval is likely to follow across the industry as institutions struggle to adapt to newly established rules while anticipating additional, still-to-be-defined changes.

There is an upside, however. In this point of view, we explore the potential impacts of Basel III and describe the types of institutions that might be best-positioned to limit the negative implications of the new regulations.