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Basel Committee revises liquidity standard for banks
Banking Business Review  Jan 8  Comment 
The Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the governing body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, has endorsed the amendments to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) as a minimum standard.
Basel Committee On Banking Supervision: Fundamental Review Of The Trading Book - Consultative Document
Mondo Visione  May 4  Comment 
This consultative document sets out a revised market risk framework and proposes a number of specific measures to improve trading book capital requirements. These proposals reflect the Committee's increased focus on achieving a regulatory...
Basel Committee Keeps 2.5 Percent Surcharges for Big Banks
BusinessWeek  Sep 28  Comment 
Global regulators will stick to planned capital surcharges of as much as 2.5 percent for the world’s biggest banks while adjusting how the levies are calculated.
Basel Committee Agreed to Speed Up Review of Liquidity Plans
BusinessWeek  Sep 28  Comment 
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said it will speed up a review of draft liquidity rules for lenders that are intended to take effect at the start of 2015.
GFMA Comments On Basel Committee’s Capital Surcharge Proposal
Mondo Visione  Aug 26  Comment 
The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) today announced it has submitted comments to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) in response to the Consultative Document issued July 19, “Global systemically important...
Basel Committee Decision on Contingent Capital Backs U.S. Stance
BusinessWeek  Jun 27  Comment 
The decision to make too-big-to-fail banks primarily use retained earnings and ordinary shares to meet heightened capital requirements was a victory for U.S. regulators over their European counterparts.
Basel Committee Says it Reaches Agreement on Bank Surcharge
BusinessWeek  Jun 25  Comment 
Global regulators said they agreed that banks deemed too big too fail must hold as much as 2.5 percentage points in additional capital as part of efforts to prevent another financial crisis.
Basel Committee May Let Banks Use CoCos in Capital Surcharge
BusinessWeek  May 4  Comment 
Global regulators may allow too-big- to-fail banks to use contingent convertible bonds to meet additional capital requirements designed to save them from collapse in a crisis.
Basel Committee Develops Method to Identify Banks That Pose Systemic Risk
Bloomberg  Apr 6  Comment 
International regulators have agreed on a way to identify the banks that must hold extra capital reserves to avoid collapses that would undermine global financial stability.




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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is a standing committee established in 1974 by the central bank governors of the G-10. Its purpose is to formulate broad supervisory guidelines and standards for the banking sector under the expectation that authorities in member nations and other countries will take reasonable steps to implement them. Although the committee does not have any legal jurisdiction over the national governments and central banks to which it makes recommendations, its standards are well regarded and widely followed in the international banking and finance community. The committee meets four times a year and is best known for its Basel II Capital Framework, Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision and Basel Concordat on Cross-Border Banking Supervision.

Sub-Committees

The committee's work is carried out in 4 main sub-committees.

  • Standards Implementation Group
  • Policy Development Group
  • Accounting Task Force
  • International Liaison Group

Member Nations

The committee has 27 member nations. They are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States

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Basel II

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