UK banks can save money by delaying Basel II implementation, says Cass research
Delaying compliance with the New Basel Accord would save UK banks substantial amounts of money, according to research by Cass Business School of London.
“Research into the cost benefits of the two levels of compliance, has shown banks could save substantial amounts of money by setting their own, slower, timetable for advanced compliance,” said the research.
The FSA is allowing UK banks to choose whether they adopt the STA or more advanced levels of compliance to ‘Pillar 1’ of the new regulations when it is implemented in 2007. They can choose between standardised capital allowances for credit risk, or capital allowances based on their own internal ratings of risks.
Milne said: “Contrary to the advice being given by many consultants, we advise banks to spend shareholder money very cautiously when achieving advanced compliance. Eventually, all banks will want to do this, but it is more important to do it properly, and our research has shown there may be a significant cost saving by delaying until 2009 or 2010.”
The main reason many banks are rushing to achieve advanced compliance by 2007 is, according to the research, because it will lower their average regulatory capital requirement by one fifth, from 2.8% to 2.2% of their total assets. Milne says the shareholder value created by this reduction is not large, worth less than 0.4 basis points of total assets per annum. Moreover, Milne says, this saving is offset by the short-term implementation costs estimated to be up to £200 million for medium to larger sized UK banks. He says it will take as much as 10 years for the reduced capital requirement to pay back the initial cost of advanced compliance.
“Advanced compliance requires big system changes, and with many banks rushing to achieve full compliance in the next two years, pressure of demand is pushing up the costs of implementation. Expenditure on data collection, changes to systems and training for staff will all far outstrip any short-term gains from lower regulatory capital.
“Instead of worrying excessively about advanced compliance, the real priority is for banks to focus on their response to Pillars 2 and 3 of the new Accord, ensuring that their systems of risk management are sufficiently robust to withstand close regulatory scrutiny and that they have appropriate policies on disclosure of risk-exposures and capital adequacy.”
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