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The Proposed Revised Ratings-Based Approach

Type
Publication
Series
BCBS Working Papers 23
Date Published
31 January 2013
Status
Current
Sources
BCBS
Topics
Credit risk

This technical paper describes the assumptions and methodology underlying the Revised Ratings-Based Approach (RRBA) as proposed in the Basel Committee's recent consultative paper Revisions to the Basel Securitisation Framework. The RRBA is calibrated to approximate tranche capital charges generated by the Modified Supervisory Formula Approach (MSFA) under the assumption that an external credit rating is a proxy for the tranche's expected loss rate (EL). Given an assumed risk profile for an underlying homogeneous pool of exposures - characterised by maturity, probability of default, loss given default and asset value correlation - a stylised EL-based credit rating model consistent with the MSFA is used to infer attachment and detachment points for hypothetical tranches having various ratings, seniorities and, for non-senior tranches, thicknesses. With these variables as inputs, the MSFA is used to estimate implied tranche capital charges. The RRBA is then calibrated to approximate the relationship between MSFA capital charges and a tranche's rating, seniority, maturity, and thickness.


The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Committee, its members or the BIS.

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