The outstanding reforms will help to restore credibility in bank capital ratios, said Pablo Hernández de Cos, who has been reappointed as chair of the BCBS.
February 10, 2022A coordinated approach to mitigating Covid-19 risks will be adopted. Capital and liquidity buffer drawdowns are encouraged. Future adjustments to Basel III will be limited.
December 1, 2020Most member jurisdictions have final rules in place for Basel III standards, though some are yet to come into force. China has progressed on TLAC rules.
November 4, 2020The extensions will help to ease operational burdens on banks, broker-dealers and regulators, allowing them to focus on Covid-19 related priorities.
September 8, 2020In Asia Pacific, Hong Kong, Korea and Indonesia have in particular made significant progress towards implementing the Basel III standards.
July 6, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is an additional catalyst for financial institutions to generate fundamental structural change as they seek to implement Basel reforms, says AxiomSL’s Mahim Mehra.
May 3, 2020The FSA also said NSFR implementation is being deferred by one year to April 2021, as the BOJ relaxes the eligibility requirements for firms to participate in its market operations.
March 31, 2020Aside from deferring Basel III adoption, the HKMA is considering the implications of Covid-19 on the application of expected credit loss provisioning.
March 30, 2020Lower risk sensitivity on SME loans under the Basel III credit risk framework will raise capital adequacy ratios at banks, allowing them to provide additional funding to businesses.
March 30, 2020The implementation date of the outstanding Basel III standards will be deferred by one year to 1 January 2023 to free up operational capacity for banks and supervisors.
March 28, 2020