An alternative to the standardized approach for assessing credit risk under the Basel Accords

The current standardized approach for assessing credit risk under Basel III depends on ratings assigned by credit rating agencies (CRAs). However, this approach presents three problems. First, the definitions of ratings used by CRAs to assess the likelihood of default and recovery rates are not unif...

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Main Authors: Yukiko Konno, Yuki Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2016.1220119