- Comments received on the consultative documents "Microfinance activities and the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision"
News · 6 May 2010
On 9 February 2010, the Basel Committee released its consultative document Microfinance activities and the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. Interested parties were invited to…
- "Computing Capital for Incremental Risk in the Trading Book" and "Revisions to the Basel II market risk framework" - consultative documents issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Press release | 22 July 2008The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued for public comment Guidelines for Computing Capital for Incremental Risk in the Trading Book as well as Proposed…
- Per Jacobsson lecture by Charles Goodhart - Zurich, 27 June 2004
Speech · 27 June 2004
In his Per Jacobsson Lecture in Zurich, Charles Goodhart explored the evolving role of central banks in maintaining financial stability in systems where bank supervision is delegated to separate…
- Supervisory guidance on external audits of banks published for consultation by the Basel Committee
News · 21 March 2013
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published a consultative paper in March 2013 to enhance and supersede its existing guidance on external audits of banks. Driven by the evolution of…
- An integrated approach to a safer and more resilient banking system
Speech
Keynote address by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the conference on "Exploring Conventional Bank Funding Regimes in an Unconventional World" co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve…
- Basel Committee consults on interest rate risk in the banking book
RFP · 7 June 2015
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a consultative document proposing updated standards for the management, capital treatment, and supervision of interest rate risk in the banking book…
- Basel Committee consults on prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures
Press release | 10 June 2021Basel Committee issues public consultation on preliminary proposals for the prudential treatment of banks' cryptoasset exposures.The proposals split cryptoassets into two…
- Basel Committee consults on targeted adjustments to its standard on interest rate risk in the banking book
Press release | 12 December 2023Basel Committee publishes consultation on targeted adjustment to its standard on interest rate risk in the banking book.Adjustments update calibration of the…
- Carlos da Silva Costa: Opening remarks - "Bank of Portugal's 2019 Conference on Financial Stability"
Speech · 7 October 2019
At the “Bank of Portugal’s 2019 Conference on Financial Stability” in Lisbon, Carlos da Silva Costa, Governor of the Bank of Portugal, opened the event by emphasizing the central role of central…
- Mandate of the Joint Forum
The Joint Forum is a group of senior financial sector supervisors working under the auspices of its parent committees: the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the International Organization of…
- Macroprudential frameworks: experience, prospects and a way forward
Speech · 23 June 2018
In his 2018 address, Claudio Borio, Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, highlighted the growing importance of macroprudential frameworks as a core element of post-crisis…
- Comments received on the "Guidance on the application of the Core principles for effective banking supervision to the regulation and supervision of institutions relevant to financial inclusion"
News · 30 March 2016
On 21 December 2015, the Basel Committee released its consultative document "Guidance on the application of the Core principles for effective banking supervision to the regulation and supervision of…
- A Review of Credit Registers and their Use for Basel II
FSI Papers | 26 September 2004PDF full text (102kb) | 30 pagesIntroduction1The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has been working on the design of a new capital adequacy framework under…
- Promoting international cooperation
Section 4 from BIS Annual Report 2018/19The BIS promotes international cooperation among monetary and financial authorities by offering them a forum for discussion and a platform for cooperation. In…
- Promoting international cooperation
Chapter 3 from BIS Annual Report 2019/20The BIS acts as a forum for discussion and a platform for cooperation among policymakers, to foster monetary and financial stability. In this role, it…
- BCBS Compendium of Documents - Volume III: International supervisory issues
Report
Volume Three - International Supervisory Issues Chapter I : The Basel Concordat and Minimum StandardsAuthorisation procedures for banks' foreign establishments (March 1983) (6 pages, 27037 bytes) A…
- Basel Committee finalises AML/CFT guidelines on supervisory cooperation
Press release | 02 July 2020The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued the updated version of its guidelines on Sound management of risks related to money laundering and financing of…
- Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Events
Event
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), hosted by the Bank for International Settlements, regularly convenes meetings, conferences, workshops and joint events that bring together banking…
- José Luis Escrivá: Challenges and opportunities for the financial future of Europe
Speech · 13 March 2025
In his 2025 remarks, José Luis Escrivá highlighted the need for Europe to strengthen its financial sovereignty amid geopolitical uncertainty through deeper integration, regulatory simplification, and…
- DIS45 Disclosure requirements - Sovereign exposures
31 December 2022
Basel Framework DIS 45 sets out the Pillar 3 disclosure requirements for banks’ exposures to sovereign entities. It introduces standardised templates that allow banks to report such exposures by…
- CRE21 Calculation of RWA for credit risk - Standardized approach: use of external ratings
31 December 2022
Chapter CRE 21 of the Basel Framework outlines how banks using the standardised approach to credit risk must incorporate external credit ratings from recognised credit assessment institutions when…
- Quantitative Impact Studies: QIS 2 and QIS 2.5 history
QIS 2During 2001, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision conducted two major data collection exercises. The second quantitative impact study (QIS 2) gathered the data necessary to allow the…
- Basel Committee evaluation shows that the implemented Basel III reforms contributed to increase bank resilience
Press release | 14 December 2022New report provides the Committee's first holistic evaluation of the impact and efficacy of the implemented Basel III reforms.Report indicates that the implemented…
- Frequently asked questions on the liquidity risk treatment of settled-to-market derivatives
Standard or Guidance · 19 September 2018
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has consolidated and published frequently asked questions (FAQs) clarifying how settled-to-market (STM) derivatives should be treated under the Basel III…
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