Basel III framework

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The Basel III framework is a global set of banking regulations that strengthens bank capital requirements, introduces new liquidity and leverage standards, and aims to enhance the resilience of the financial system.

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instanceOf banking regulation framework ⓘ
international regulatory standard ⓘ
aimsTo enhance resilience of the banking sector ⓘ
improve loss-absorbing capacity of banks ⓘ
improve risk management in banks ⓘ
limit systemic risk ⓘ
reduce probability of banking crises ⓘ
strengthen bank capital requirements ⓘ
announcedIn 2010 ⓘ
appliesTo internationally active banks ⓘ
basedOn risk-weighted assets ⓘ
characterizedBy higher minimum capital ratios ⓘ
macroprudential elements ⓘ
microprudential elements ⓘ
more stringent capital definitions ⓘ
coordinatedBy Bank for International Settlements ⓘ
developedBy Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ⓘ
endorsedBy G20 leaders ⓘ
linked to: G20
focusesOn bank capital adequacy ⓘ
leverage constraints ⓘ
liquidity regulation ⓘ
follows Basel II framework ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
globalScope international ⓘ
implementedThrough national banking regulations ⓘ
includes Pillar 1 minimum capital requirements ⓘ
Pillar 2 supervisory review process ⓘ
Pillar 3 market discipline through disclosures ⓘ
introduced Liquidity Coverage Ratio ⓘ
linked to: Basel III framework

Net Stable Funding Ratio ⓘ
capital conservation buffer ⓘ
capital surcharges for global systemically important banks ⓘ
countercyclical capital buffer ⓘ
higher quality capital definition ⓘ
leverage ratio requirement ⓘ
stricter capital adequacy standards ⓘ
stricter treatment of counterparty credit risk ⓘ
motivatedBy 2007–2009 global financial crisis ⓘ
predecessor Basel II framework ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
requires capital buffers above minimum ratios ⓘ
limits on leverage independent of risk weights ⓘ
maintenance of high-quality liquid assets ⓘ
minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio ⓘ
minimum Tier 1 capital ratio ⓘ
minimum total capital ratio ⓘ
seeksTo address too-big-to-fail issues ⓘ
improve transparency of bank balance sheets ⓘ
mitigate procyclicality in banking ⓘ
successor Basel IV reforms (sometimes used informally for later revisions) ⓘ
linked to: Basel IV reforms

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Basel I Accord → supersededBy → Basel III framework ⓘ
Basel III framework → introduced → Liquidity Coverage Ratio ⓘ
linked to: Basel III framework
Basel IV reforms → follows → Basel III framework ⓘ
Basel II Accord → successor → Basel III Accord ⓘ
linked to: Basel III framework
12 CFR Part 3 → implements → Basel III capital framework (as adapted for U.S. banks) ⓘ
linked to: Basel III framework
Securitisation Regulation → relatedTo → Basel III framework ⓘ
Basel Accords → hasPart → Basel III ⓘ
subject linked to: Basel accords
linked to: Basel III framework