High-level principles for the regulation of occupational (and other private) pension systems, covering pension funds and other financing mechanisms for pension arrangements.
Prudential Supervision and Oversight
27 September 2016
This paper provides guidance to insurance supervisors on the application of aspects of regulation and supervision specifically relevant to captive insurers or reinsurers.
12 November 2015
The regulatory framework for haircuts on non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions (SFTs) is intended to limit the build-up of excessive leverage outside the banking system, and to help reduce procyclicality of that leverage.
5 October 2015
The HLA requirements adopted by the IAIS and endorsed by the FSB, will apply to G-SIIs from January 2019. The regulatory capital requirements for Global Systemically Important Insurers (G-SIIs) are expected to be higher than if a group has not been designated as a G-SII. The HLA requirements build on the foundation of the Basic Capital Requirement (BCR), so apply to all group activities and reflect major categories of risk.
This Guidance describes the features of effective supervision by regulators and supervisors, and also clarifies the interplay with the role of law enforcement agencies.
16 July 2015
This document discusses the underlying supervisory preconditions for dealing with weak banks and techniques that will allow the supervisor to identify problems. These phases include preparatory work on recovery and resolution issues. The document also discusses the corrective measures available to turn around a weak bank and, for resolution authorities, tools for dealing with failing or failed banks.
8 July 2015
This document contains a set of principles for enhancing sound corporate governance practices at banking organisations. The Basel Committee's revised principles provide a framework within which banks and supervisors should operate to achieve robust and transparent risk management and decision-making and, in doing so, promote public confidence and uphold the safety and soundness of the banking system.
2 June 2015
The report provides insight into the current supervisory framework around credit risk, the state of credit risk management at firms and implications for the supervisory and regulatory treatments of credit risk.
IFSB-17 aims to provide a set of Core Principles, along with their associated assessment methodology, for the regulation and supervision of the Islamic financial services industry taking into consideration the specificities of institutions offering Islamic financial services in the banking segment and the lessons learned from the financial crisis while complementing existing international standards, principally the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
23 October 2014
The BCR serves as a comparable basis for the application of proposed higher loss absorbency requirements.