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18 Mar 2010: Recommendations for strengthening cross-border bank resolution frameworks - final paper issued by Basel Committee

16 Mar 2010: Principles for enhancing corporate governance issued by Basel Committee

9 Feb 2010: Microfinance activities and the Core Principles - Basel Committee issues consultative paper

22 Jan 2010: Basel Committee publishes assessment methodology for compensation practices

11 Jan 2010: Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision reinforces Basel Committee reform package

8 Jan 2010: New Chairman of the Joint Forum

8 Jan 2010: Review of the Differentiated Nature and Scope of Financial Regulation released by the Joint Forum

17 Dec 2009: Consultative proposals to strengthen the resilience of the banking sector announced by the Basel Committee

15 Oct 2009: Trading book quantitative impact study by the Basel Committee: results

29 Sep 2009: Special Purpose Entities: Joint Forum releases final report

17 Sep 2009: Report and recommendations of the Cross-border Bank Resolution Group issued by the Basel Committee

7 Sep 2009: Comprehensive response to the global banking crisis

27 Aug 2009: Guiding principles for the revision of accounting standards for financial instruments issued by the Basel Committee

28 Jul 2009: The Basel Committee issues papers on operational risk

13 Jul 2009: Basel II capital framework enhancements announced by the Basel Committee

18 Jun 2009: Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems: paper issued by Basel Committee and IADI

15 Jun 2009: Stocktaking on the use of credit ratings - Joint Forum releases final paper

10 Jun 2009: Basel Committee broadens its membership

20 May 2009: Sound stress testing principles issued by Basel Committee

14 May 2009: Working paper on the interaction of market and credit risk issued by Basel Committee

12 May 2009: Guidance on cross-border wire transfer messages released by the Basel Committee

30 Mar 2009: Initiatives in response to the crisis by the Basel Committee

13 Mar 2009: Expansion of membership announced by the Basel Committee

12 Mar 2009: Initiatives on capital announced by the Basel Committee

12 Mar 2009: Basel Committee and IADI issue Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems for public consultation

16 Jan 2009: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announces enhancements to the Basel II capital framework

8 Jan 2009: Steps to strengthen implementation of supervisory standards and guidance taken by the Basel Committee

6 Jan 2009: Principles for sound stress testing: Basel Committee issues consultative paper

2 Dec 2008: External audit quality and banking supervision: new Basel Committee paper

28 Nov 2008: Assessing fair value practices: Basel Committee issues consultative paper

20 Nov 2008: Comprehensive strategy to address the lessons of the banking crisis announced by the Basel Committee

25 Sep 2008: Global bank supervisors endorse strengthened sound practice standards for liquidity risk management and supervision

29 Aug 2008: Economic capital paper released today by the Basel Committee for comment

22 Jul 2008: "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

17 Jun 2008: Principles for Sound Liquidity Risk Management and Supervision

16 Apr 2008: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announces steps to strengthen the resilience of the banking system

21 Feb 2008: Liquidity risk: management and supervisory challenges

9 Oct 2007: Financial market developments and the work of the Basel Committee

24 Sep 2007: New Chairman of the Joint Forum

27 Jun 2007: Basel II and financial institution resiliency