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Media release 08 Dec 2022
Basel Committee clarifies how climate-related financial risks may be captured in the existing Basel Framework
Basel Committee issues responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to clarify how climate-related financial risks may be captured in the existing Basel Framework. Clarifications intended to facilitate consistent interpretation of existing Pillar 1…
Media release 21 Nov 2022
Basel Committee publishes more details on global systemically important banks
Basel Committee provides additional information regarding the 2022 G-SIB assessment. Further details include global denominators and individual bank indicators. The release accompanies the Financial Stability Board's updated G-SIB list.
Media release 05 Oct 2022
Basel Committee publishes evaluation of buffer usability and cyclicality in its regulatory framework; issues newsletter on positive cycle-neutral countercyclical capital buffer rates
New evaluation report finds some indications of a positive relationship between banks' capital headroom and lending and further evidence that temporary reductions in capital requirements supported lending during the Covid-19 pandemic. Report finds limited…
Media release 04 Oct 2022
Basel Committee reports on Basel III implementation progress
Update sets out the adoption status of Basel III standards in member jurisdictions as of end-September 2022. Update shows further progress since previous report in October 2021 in implementing both standards with past due dates and outstanding standards…
Media release 30 Sep 2022
Basel III capital ratios for largest global banks rose last year to the highest level since 2012, latest Basel III monitoring exercise shows
Initial Basel III capital ratios increased to the highest level since the beginning of the exercise in 2012, and banks' profits remained at or near record high levels across all regions in H2 2021. The latest monitoring report includes special features on…
Media release 29 Sep 2022
Basel Committee finds Japan compliant with its Net Stable Funding Ratio standard and largely compliant with its large exposures framework; updates Handbook for jurisdictional assessments
Basel Committee publishes assessment reports on the implementation of its global standards in Japan. Assessments find Japanese regulations respectively compliant and largely compliant with the Basel Committee's Net Stable Funding Ratio standard and large…
Media release 29 Sep 2022
BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO finalise analysis of margining practices during the March 2020 market turmoil
Global standard setters publish a report on margin practices, highlighting the need for further policy work.. The report presents a data-driven analysis examining margin calls in March and April 2020 and the extent to which market participants were…
Media release 15 Sep 2022
Basel Committee advances work on evaluating Basel III reforms and addressing climate-related financial risks, and approves annual G-SIB assessment
The Basel Committee met virtually on 15 July and in person on 14-15 September to take stock of risks to the global banking system and related vulnerabilities, and to discuss a range of policy and supervisory initiatives.
Media release 13 Sep 2022
Governors and Heads of Supervision reaffirm expectation to implement Basel III in full and as fast as possible; provide direction on future work on climate-related financial risks and cryptoassets
The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, met on 12 September to reaffirm its expectations on implementing Basel III and to provide direction on key areas of work…
Media release 12 Jul 2022
Basel Committee finds European Union largely compliant with its Net Stable Funding Ratio and large exposures framework global standards
Basel Committee publishes assessment reports on the implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ratio and large exposures framework in the European Union. Assessments find European regulations largely compliant with the Basel Committee's global standards. …

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