Banks Face Tougher Risk Weights as Borg Seeks Swedish Probe
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Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg said the financial regulator needs to look into raising risk weights on banks’ mortgage assets as he suggested levels may still be too low after being tripled this year.
“This is something the Financial Supervisory Authority should evaluate,” Borg said yesterday in an interview in Stockholm. “One should really assess whether they need to be increased.”