A-IRB |
Advanced internal ratings-based |
ABCP |
Asset-backed commercial paper |
ABS |
Asset-backed securities |
ADC |
Acquisition, development and construction |
ALCO |
Asset and liability management committee |
AML |
Anti-money-laundering |
APL |
Actual profit and loss |
ARS |
Argentine peso |
ASF |
Available stable funding |
AT1 |
Additional Tier 1 |
AUD |
Australian dollar |
AUF |
Additional utilisation factor |
BA-CVA |
Basic approach to credit valuation adjustment risk |
BCP |
Basel Core Principle |
BF |
Balance factor |
BI |
Business indicator |
BIC |
Business indicator component |
BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
BOR |
Interbank offered rates |
bp |
Basis points |
BRL |
Brazilian real |
CAD |
Canadian dollar |
CCBS |
Cross-currency basis spread |
CCF |
Credit conversion factor |
CCP |
Central counterparty |
CCR |
Counterparty credit risk |
CDD |
Customer due diligence |
CDO |
Collateralised debt obligation |
CDR |
Cumulative default rate |
CDS |
Credit default swap |
CDX |
Credit default swap index |
CET1 |
Common Equity Tier 1 |
CF |
Commodities finance |
CFP |
Contingency funding plan |
CFT |
Combating the financing of terrorism |
CHF |
Swiss franc |
CLF |
Committed liquidity facility |
CLO |
Collateralised loan obligation |
CM |
Clearing member |
CMBS |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities |
CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
CPR |
Conditional prepayment rate |
CRO |
Chief risk officer |
CRM |
Credit risk mitigation |
CSR |
Credit spread risk |
CSRBB |
Credit spread risk in the banking book |
CTP |
Correlation trading portfolio |
CUSIP |
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures |
CVA |
Credit valuation adjustment |
D-SIB |
Domestic systemically important bank |
DAR |
Detailed assessment report |
DRC |
Default risk charge |
DSCR |
Debt service coverage ratio |
DTA |
Deferred tax asset |
DTL |
Deferred tax liability |
DvP |
Delivery-versus-payment |
EAD |
Exposure at default |
ECA |
Export credit agency |
ECAI |
External credit assessment institution |
ECL |
Expected credit loss |
ECRA |
External credit risk assessment approach |
EEPE |
Effective expected positive exposure |
EL |
Expected loss |
ELGD |
Expected loss-given-default |
EONIA |
Euro overnight index average |
EPC |
Engineering and procurement contract |
EPE |
Expected positive exposure |
ES |
Expected shortfall |
EUR |
Euro |
Euribor |
Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
EV |
Economic value |
EVaR |
Economic value-at-risk |
EVE |
Economic value of equity |
F-IRB |
Foundation internal ratings-based |
FAQ |
Frequently asked question |
FATF |
Financial Action Task Force |
FBA |
Fall-back approach |
FC |
Financial component |
FSAP |
Financial Sector Assessment Program |
FSB |
Financial Stability Board |
FX |
Foreign exchange |
G-SIB |
Global systemically important bank |
GAAP |
Generally accepted accounting practice |
GBP |
British pound sterling |
GDP |
Gross domestic product |
GIRR |
General interest rate risk |
GSE |
Government-sponsored entity |
HBR |
Hedge benefit ratio |
HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
HLA |
Higher loss absorbency |
HPL |
Hypothetical profit and loss |
HQLA |
High-quality liquid assets |
HVCRE |
High-volatility commercial real estate |
HY |
High yield |
IA |
Independent amount |
IAA |
Internal assessment approach |
IADI |
International Association of Deposit Insurers |
IAS |
International accounting standard |
ICA |
Independent collateral amount |
ICAAP |
Internal capital adequacy assessment process |
IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
IFRS |
International financial reporting standard |
IG |
Investment grade |
ILDC |
Interest, leases and dividend component |
ILM |
Internal loss multiplier |
IM |
Initial margin |
IMA |
Internal models approach |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
IMM |
Internal models method |
IMS |
Internal measurement systems |
INR |
Indian rupee |
IOSCO |
International Organization of Securities Commissions |
I/O |
Interest-only strips |
IPRE |
Income-producing real estate |
IRB |
Internal ratings-based |
IRRBB |
Interest rate risk in the banking book |
ISDA |
International Swaps and Derivatives Association |
ISIN |
International Securities Identification Number |
IT |
Information technology |
JPY |
Japanese yen |
JTD |
Jump-to-default |
KRW |
Korean won |
KS |
Kolmogorov-Smirnov |
LC |
Loss component |
LCR |
Liquidity Coverage Ratio |
LF |
Limit factor |
LGD |
Loss-given-default |
LIBOR |
London Interbank Offered Rate |
LST |
Long settlement transaction |
LTA |
Look-through approach |
LTV |
Loan-to-value ratio |
LVPS |
Large-value payment system |
M |
Effective maturity |
MBA |
Mandate-based approach |
MBS |
Mortgage-backed security |
MDB |
Multilateral development bank |
MF |
Maturity factor |
MIS |
Management information system |
MNA |
Master netting agreement |
MPE |
Multiple point of entry |
MPOR |
Margin period of risk |
MSR |
Mortgage servicing right |
MTA |
Minimum transfer amount |
MTM |
Mark-to-market |
MXN |
Mexican peso |
NA |
Not applicable |
NGR |
Net-to-gross ratio |
NICA |
Net independent collateral amount |
NII |
Net interest income |
NMD |
Non-maturity deposit |
NMRF |
Non-modellable risk factor |
NOK |
Norwegian krone |
NR |
Non-rated |
NSFR |
Net stable funding ratio |
NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
O&M |
Operations and maintenance |
OBS |
Off-balance-sheet |
OC |
Overcollateralisation |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OF |
Object finance |
OIS |
Overnight index swaps |
ORC |
Operational risk capital requirements |
OTC |
Over-the-counter |
P&L |
Profit and loss |
PD |
Probability of default |
PF |
Project finance |
PFE |
Potential future exposure |
PLA |
Profit and loss attribution |
PONV |
Point of non-viability |
PSE |
Public sector entity |
PV |
Present value |
PVA |
Prudential valuation adjustment |
QCCP |
Qualifying central counterparty |
QRRE |
Qualifying revolving retail exposures |
RC |
Replacement cost |
RCLF |
Restricted-use committed liquidity facility |
RFET |
Risk factor eligibility test |
RMBS |
Residential mortgage-backed security |
ROSC |
Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes |
ROU |
Right-of-use |
RRAO |
Residual risk add-on |
RSF |
Required stable funding |
RTPL |
Risk-theoretical profit and loss |
RUB |
Russian ruble |
RWA |
Risk-weighted assets |
S&P |
Standard and Poor's |
SA |
Standardised approach |
SA-CCR |
Standardised approach for counterparty credit risk |
SA-CVA |
Standardised approach to credit valuation adjustment risk |
SAR |
Saudi Arabian riyal |
SC |
Services component |
SCRA |
Standardised credit risk assessment approach |
SEC-SA |
Securitisation standardised approach |
SEC-ERBA |
Securitisation external ratings-based approach |
SEC-IRBA |
Securitisation internal ratings-based approach |
SEK |
Swedish krona |
SES |
Stressed expected shortfall |
SF |
Supervisory factor |
SFT |
Securities financing transaction |
SGD |
Singapore dollar |
SIB |
Systemically important bank |
SIV |
Structured investment vehicle |
SL |
Specialised lending |
SME |
Small or medium-sized entity |
SPE |
Special purpose entity |
SPV |
Special purpose vehicle |
STC |
Simple, transparent and comparable |
STM |
Settled-to-market |
TDRR |
Term deposit redemption rate |
TLAC |
Total loss-absorbing capacity |
TRS |
Total return swap |
TRY |
Turkish lira |
UCITS |
Undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities |
UL |
Unexpected loss |
ULF |
Undrawn limit factor |
USD |
United States dollar |
VaR |
Value-at-risk |
VM |
Variation margin |
WTI |
West Texas Intermediate |
ZAR |
South African rand |
This chapter lists the abbreviations used in the Basel Framework.
Effective as of:
01 Jan 2023
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Last update:
27 Mar 2020