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Banker says crisis revealed Basel II flaws

By Gilian Tett in London

Published: March 20 2009 02:35 | Last updated: March 20 2009 02:35

The Basel framework for banking capital now needs “fundamental methodological adjustments” in light of the current financial crisis, Josef Ackermann, chief executive of Deutsche Bank, said on Thursday.

Banks must stop relying on narrow statistical systems to measure risk and regulators must adopt a “dynamic approach” in setting capital limits to force banks to build bigger buffers during good times.

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