Banks beat back Basel on RWAs

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Banks beat back Basel on RWAs

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has dropped proposals to ban banks from using agency ratings in their internal risk weighted asset (RWA) models, a move which could save the industry the job of raising billions in extra capital.

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