Basel Committee finds Australia, Japan, Korea, Switzerland compliant, and Canada, United Kingdom largely compliant with its leverage ratio framework
Why this matters
The document publishes assessment findings (compliant or largely compliant grades) on implementation of the Basel leverage ratio framework across Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and the UK. That makes it a report of findings rather than a rule, consultation, or guidance. It concerns capital requirements for banks. It states that further RCAP assessments of Basel III RWA revisions are underway, but sets no deadlines or binding duties, so urgency is null.
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What the BIS said
The Basel Committee has published assessment reports on the implementation of its leverage ratio framework (LEV) in Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Australia, Japan, Korea and Switzerland are assessed as compliant; Canada and the United Kingdom are assessed as largely compliant…
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Context
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) — Hosts the Basel Committee, whose capital and liquidity standards national regulators implement. We track 66 updates from them.
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This update is classified under Prudential / Capital Requirements and Banking & Credit.