The principles provide a framework for jurisdictions to set minimum acceptable underwriting standards so as to limit the risks that mortgage markets pose to financial stability and to better safeguard borrowers and investors. The report also sets out an implementation framework through which jurisdictions can apply minimum lending standards, and describes tools that could be used to monitor and supervise these standards.
Prudential Supervision and Oversight
1 February 2012
A complete set of counter-measures against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation, covering the required legal, regulatory, and operational measures.
1 December 2011
The good practices reflect what pension regulatory and supervisory authorities usually expect to examine when assessing the risk management of pension funds that use alternative investments and derivatives.
2 September 2011
Credit reporting systems are a key element of countries' financial infrastructure. The General Principles (GPs) aim at strengthening credit reporting systems to effectively support the sound and fair extension of credit in an economy as the foundation for robust and competitive markets. To this end, the GPs promote safe and efficient credit reporting systems.
The document outlines a set of principles that provide a framework for the effective management and supervision of operational risk, for use by banks and supervisory authorities when evaluating operational risk management policies and practices. It updates the February 2003 Sound Practices for the Management and Supervision of Operational Risk.
The document identifies supervisory guidelines associated with the development and maintenance of key internal governance, data and modelling frameworks underlying the Advanced Measurement Approaches for operational risk.
19 May 2011
This document provide guidance and serve as a reference point for insurers, governmental authorities, and other relevant stakeholders. They are applicable to any insurer licensed to underwrite life, non–life and reinsurance policies and take into account the specificities of the sector.
The good practices reflect what pension regulatory and supervisory authorities usually expect to examine when assessing the risk management of pension funds that use alternative investments and derivatives are designed to help supervisory authorities in their oversight of alternative investments made by pension funds.
This document serves as a supplement to the requirements set out in the Basel III rules text. In addition to providing guidance for national authorities, this document should help banks understand and anticipate the buffer decisions in the jurisdictions to which they have credit exposures.
1 November 2010
The objectives of private pension supervision focus on protecting the interests of pension fund members and beneficiaries, by promoting the stability, security and good governance of pension funds.