Archives - BCBS - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

• 16 December 2022 Prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures

  This standard sets out how the Basel Framework is to be applied in respect of banks’ exposures to cryptoassets. The implementation date is 1 January 2025. The standard has been integrated into the consolidated Basel Framework.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BCBS Policy Area(s): Financial Regulation and Supervision

• 15 June 2022 Principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks

  This document is intended to promote a principles-based approach to improving both banks' risk management and supervisors' practices related to climate-related financial risks.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BCBS Policy Area(s): Financial Regulation and Supervision

• 31 March 2021 Principles for operational resilience

  The objective of these guidelines is to promote a principles-based approach to improving bank’s operational resilience.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BCBS Policy Area(s): Financial Regulation and Supervision

• 7 December 2020 Supplemental note to External audits of banks - audit of expected credit loss

  The objective of these guidelines is to contribute to the high-quality audits of internationally active banks by communicating supervisory expectations for the audit of ECL estimates and providing questions that banks' audit committees may ask the external auditor.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BCBS Policy Area(s): Financial Regulation and Supervision

• 9 July 2020 Supervisory issues associated with benchmark transition: Report to the G20

  Report on the remaining challenges in transitioning from LIBOR, with recommendations to support transition.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Reports to the G20 Source(s): BCBS, FSB, IAIS Policy Area(s): LIBOR and other benchmarks

• 9 July 2020 FSB and Basel Committee set out supervisory recommendations for benchmark transition

  Report recommends actions to facilitate financial and non-financial firms’ transition from LIBOR by end-2021.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): BCBS, FSB, IAIS Policy Area(s): LIBOR and other benchmarks

• 26 May 2020 Financial policymakers discuss responses to COVID-19 with the private sector

  Official and private sector participants discuss effectiveness of COVID-related financial policy measures.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): BCBS, CPMI, FSB, IAIS, IOSCO Policy Area(s): COVID-19

• 15 December 2019 Consolidated Basel Framework - calculation of RWA for market risk (MAR)

  This standard describes how to calculate capital requirements for market risk and credit valuation adjustment risk.
  Last updated: December 2022

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BCBS Policy Area(s): Financial Regulation and Supervision

• 15 December 2019 Consolidated Basel Framework - calculation of RWA for operational risk (OPE)

  This standard describes how to calculate capital requirements for operational risk.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BCBS Policy Area(s): Financial Regulation and Supervision

• 15 December 2019 Consolidated Basel Framework - leverage ratio (LEV)

  This standard describes the simple, transparent, non-risk-based leverage ratio. This measure intends to restrict the build-up of leverage in the banking sector and reinforce the risk-based requirements with a simple, non-risk-based "backstop" measure.

  Content Type(s): Compendium Source(s): BCBS Policy Area(s): Financial Regulation and Supervision