The Committee provides a forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters. Over recent years, it has developed increasingly into a standard-setting body on all aspects of banking supervision.
Senior officials responsible for banking supervision or financial stability issues in central banks and authorities with formal responsibility for the prudential supervision of banking business where this is not the central bank.
| Institutions | |
| National Bank of Belgium | Banking and Finance and Insurance Commission |
| Bank of Canada | Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions |
| Bank of France | General Secretariat of the Banking Commission |
| Deutsche Bundesbank | Federal Financial Supervisory Authority |
| Bank of Italy | |
| Bank of Japan | Financial Services Agency |
| Surveillance Commission for the Financial Sector (Luxembourg) | |
| Netherlands Bank | |
| Bank of Spain | |
| Sveriges Riksbank | Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority |
| Swiss National Bank | Swiss Federal Banking Commission |
| Bank of England | Financial Services Authority |
| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
| Federal Reserve Bank of New York | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Office of Thrift Supervision |
Nout Wellink, President of the Netherlands Bank.
Secretary General: Stefan Walter, supported by a staff of 14.
The Basel Committee usually meets four times per year.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision reports to a joint committee of central bank Governors and (non-central bank) heads of supervision from the G10 countries.
The Committee maintains links with supervisors not directly participating in the committee with a view to strengthening prudential supervisory standards in all the major markets. These efforts take a number of different forms, including:
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