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1 December 1998 Prevention of criminal use of the banking system for the purpose of money-laundering
The document sets out ethical principles which encourages banks' management to put in place effective procedures to ensure that all persons conducting business with their institutions are properly identified; that transactions that do not appear legitimate are discouraged; and that cooperation with law enforcement agencies is achieved. -
2 September 1998 Supervisory Information Framework for derivatives and trading activities
This paper enhances the supervisory information framework that was jointly published in May 1995 by the BCBS and the Technical Committee of the IOSCO to assess the derivatives activities of banks and securities firms. The 1995 framework has been widely implemented by banking and securities authorities for supervisory purposes, and has also served as a basis for collecting periodic data on worldwide derivatives markets. -
1 September 1998 Framework for Internal Control Systems in Banking Organisations
The paper describes the essential elements of a sound internal control system. The principles set out in the paper are intended to be of general application and supervisory authorities should use them in assessing their own supervisory methods and procedures for monitoring how banks structure their internal control systems. -
1 September 1998 Enhancing Bank Transparency
This paper discusses the role of information in effective market discipline and effective banking supervision, recommending that banks provide timely information to market participants and that supervisors focus their efforts on encouraging high-quality public disclosure at reasonable cost (September 1998). -
1 September 1998 International Disclosure Standards for Crossborder Offerings and Initial Listings by Foreign Issuers
These international disclosure standards reflect a consensus among securities regulators in the major capital markets as to the type of information that should be disclosed in cross-border offerings and listings of equity securities. The standards cover fundamental disclosure topics such as the description of the issuers' business, results of operations, management and the securities it plans to offer or list.
