Implementation of the Basel III framework is a key global regulatory reform priority. Full and consistent implementation within the internationally agreed timeframe is aimed at strengthening the resilience of the banking system, improving market confidence in regulatory ratios and promoting a...

The CBRC issued the core elements of the Basel III capital standards in June 2012. Supplementary documents were published in October and November 2012, including additional requirements on capital instrument innovation, transitional arrangements, and capital adequacy ratio reporting. Based in...

An assessment of the implementation of the capital standards under the Basel framework (Basel II, 2.5 and III) in Singapore was undertaken from July 2012 to March 2013. This was done under the Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP) of the Basel Committee and its Standards...

This report presents the findings of the Basel Committee's RCAP Assessment Team for Switzerland, covering the capital standards under the Basel framework. The team was led by Mr Stephen Bland of the Bank of England (Prudential Regulation Authority) and consisted of five experts conversant with...