Heterogeneity of Bank Risk Weights in the EU : Evidence by Asset Class and Country of Counterparty Exposure /

Concerns about excessive variability in bank risk weights have prompted their review by regulators. This paper provides prima facie evidence on the extent of risk weight heterogeneity across broad asset classes and by country of counterparty for major banks in the European Union using internal model...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turk-Ariss, Rima
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/137
Online Access:Full text available on IMF