Supplement: Capital Strategies For Banks - Let's Get To Work - Tom De Swaan, Chief Financial Officer At ABN AMRO, Tells Jules Stewart What Basel II And IAS Will Bring To The Finance Industry And Why It's Time To Get Moving On Implementation.(Interview)

From: The Banker | Date: February 1, 2004 | Copyright information

Q: What do you see as the challenges for ABN AMRO arising from Basel II and IAS 39?

A: As yet, we have not seen the final proposals from Basel in respect of the new Capital Accord and accordingly, we can only be subjective in terms of what we think will be the results based on the current drafts that have been in circulation. Similarly the full effects of adopting IAS 39 have yet to be felt by banks, although it is much closer to full implementation than the Basel Accord...

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