- Revisions to the Basel II market risk framework - updated as of 31 December 2010
Standard or Guidance · 11 February 2011
Basel 2.5 was developed as a direct response to the massive losses and excessive leverage accumulated in bank trading books during the global financial crisis. The Committee realized that the…
- Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives
Standard or Guidance · 1 September 2013
This landmark framework mandates that all financial firms and systemically important non-financial entities exchange initial margin (IM) and variation margin (VM) for derivatives not cleared through…
- Basel Committee publishes follow-up reports on Basel III implementation assessments
News · 25 March 2019
This 2019 press release details the progress of the Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP), the Basel Committee’s primary mechanism for ensuring that global banking standards are…
- Follow-up Basel III implementation assessment reports published by the Basel Committee
News · 24 March 2017
The Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP) serves as the "compliance watchdog" for the Basel Committee, ensuring that the Basel III standards are not just adopted in name, but are…
- Basel Committee releases revised version of Basel III's Liquidity Coverage Ratio
Standard or Guidance · 7 January 2013
This 2013 press release marks a watershed moment in the implementation of the Basel III regulatory framework, specifically the finalization of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR). Endorsed by the…
- Joint Forum final release of "Credit risk transfer" paper
Report · 30 July 2008
Released at the dawn of the 2008 financial crisis, this Joint Forum report provides a forensic analysis of the Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) markets, focusing on the rapid innovation of instruments like…
- Basel III - The Liquidity Coverage Ratio: frequently asked questions
Standard or Guidance · 7 June 2017
This 2017 consolidated FAQ document is a critical technical companion to the Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR). To ensure that the "global financial plumbing" operates under a single set of…
- Joint Forum release of "Credit risk transfer" paper
Standard or Guidance · 31 March 2008
This 2008 consultation paper from the Joint Forum serves as a "real-time" post-mortem of the technical failures that triggered the Global Financial Crisis. Commissioned by the Financial Stability…
- Basel Committee proposes amendment to capital rules for non-performing loan securitisations
Standard or Guidance · 22 June 2020
This 2020 technical amendment marks a strategic effort by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to close a critical gap in the regulatory treatment of Non-performing Loan (NPL)…
- Sabine Lautenschläger: Risk reduction in the euro area - how low can you go?
Speech · 25 April 2018
In this 2018 contribution, Sabine Lautenschläger argues that the Eurozone's stability depends on a self-reinforcing cycle of "reducing risks" and "growing closer together." She positions the European…
- The market risk framework: 25 years in the making
Speech · 24 April 2018
In this 2018 keynote, William Coen addresses the "never-ending story" of the market risk framework, often referred to as the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). Coen reflects on a 25-year…
- Sabine Lautenschläger: Harmonisation paves the way for a European banking market
Speech · 27 June 2017
In this 2017 address, Sabine Lautenschläger poses two existential questions for the future of financial regulation: the necessity of global standards and the depth of European harmonization. She…
- Vítor Constâncio: Introductory remarks at the fifth ECB conference on accounting, financial reporting and corporate governance for central banks
Speech · 20 June 2016
In this 2016 address, Vítor Constâncio explores the critical intersection of accounting standards, central bank balance sheets, and the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). He frames accounting not…
- Monetary policy in the Americas
Speech · 29 September 2024
In this panel remarks from September 2024, Alexandre Tombini, the BIS Chief Representative for the Americas, provides a strategic assessment of the "last mile" in the global battle against inflation.…
- Longevity risk transfer markets: market structure, growth drivers and impediments, and potential risks
Standard or Guidance · 20 December 2013
This 2013 landmark report by the Joint Forum addresses the systemic implications of the Longevity Risk Transfer (LRT) markets—a critical frontier where aging demographics intersect with financial…
- Insurance and financial stability: a Basel view
Speech · 20 March 2013
In this strategic 2013 address, Jaime Caruana integrates insurance supervision into the heart of the Basel Process, arguing that financial stability is a "collective endeavor" between banks…
- Basel III - The Net Stable Funding Ratio: frequently asked questions
Standard or Guidance · 24 February 2017
In this 2017 technical update, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) provides a consolidated set of clarifications regarding the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), a core pillar of the…
- Year 2000 Readiness of Banks and Bank Supervisors
News · 30 March 1999
Press release | 31 March 1999At the end of last year, the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision, acting through its Year 2000 Task Force, conducted its second supervisory survey on Year 2000…
- Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting - final document issued by the Basel Committee
News · 8 January 2013
Press release | 09 January 2013The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting.The financial crisis that began in 2007…
- Pre-publication revisions of bank financial statements: a novel way to monitor banks?
Report · 27 March 2024
BIS Working Papers | No 1177 | 28 March 2024by Andre Guettler, Mahvish Naeem, Lars Norden and Bernardus F Nazar Van DoornikPDF full text (1,001kb) | 37 pagesSummaryFocusA novel source of information…
- Pentti Hakkarainen: Banking Union - the "game-changer" in the European financial Markets
Speech · 10 December 2014
In a 2014 speech, Pentti Hakkarainen of the Bank of Finland described the European Banking Union as a “game-changer” that establishes a unified framework for banking supervision, regulation, and…
- Fifth BCBS-FSI-BSCEE high-level meeting on supervisory priorities in Europe, Basel, Switzerland, 18-19 October 2017
Event · 17 October 2017
The fifth high-level meeting on supervisory priorities in Europe, organised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Financial Stability Institute, and the Group of Banking Supervisors from…
- GHOS media conference
Video, Event · 6 December 2017
Mario Draghi, Chair of the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) and President of the European Central Bank, Stefan Ingves, Chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and…
- Framework on monitoring tools for intraday liquidity management issued by the Basel Committee
News · 10 April 2013
Press release | 11 April 2013The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, in consultation with the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems, today issued its final version of the document…
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