BASEL, Switzerland - Global banking regulators issued in February a collection of studies by their experts on the validation of advanced approaches to measuring credit risk under the Basel II upgrade of bank safety rules.

BASEL, Switzerland - The world\'s insurance regulators plan to issue a roadmap later this year for the completion of a common structure and common standards for assessing insurer solvency, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) said in February.

Ever-receding timetable for an international standard means EU regulators will have to develop their own approach to valuing insurance contracts. David Keefe reports

The Sarbanes-Oxley rules are improving the quality of financial disclosure, despite criticisms, says Tim Leech.

New corporate governance proposals will help bring convergence with US Sarbanes-Oxley rules, says Bruce McCuaig

HONG KONG, February 4 - Markets may set a more demanding timetable for banks and countries to adopt the Basel II upgrade of international bank safety rules than the \"soft transition\" envisaged by supervisors and institutions, the world\'s top banking supervisor said today.

LONDON, February 4 - Global accounting rule-makers are thought likely to try to allay banking regulator fears about abuse of the so-called fair value option in new accounting rules by proposing that firms using the option give clear reasons for doing so.

LONDON, February 11 - Global accounting rule-makers have revised their latest proposals on the so-called fair value option to try to meet banking supervisor fears that the option could be abused by weak banks.

BRUSSELS, February 23 - Concern that global accounting rule-makers won\'t be able to agree a rule for valuing insurance contracts on time, was reflected today in a call for advice by the European Commission on aspects of the risk-focused Solvency II project for making Europe\'s insurance industry safer.

Doubts increase over US timetable for Basel II. Impact study shows “unacceptable” capital drop and wide dispersion of results By Melvyn Westlake