Basel II Accord

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The Basel II Accord is an international banking regulation framework that refines capital adequacy, risk management, and supervisory standards to strengthen the stability of the global financial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Basel Accord ⓘ
financial regulation standard ⓘ
international banking regulation framework ⓘ
adoption implemented through national legislation and regulation ⓘ
appliesTo internationally active banks ⓘ
coordinatedBy Bank for International Settlements ⓘ
criticizedFor complexity of implementation ⓘ
procyclicality of capital requirements ⓘ
reliance on banks internal models ⓘ
definesComponent Tier 1 capital ⓘ
linked to: Basel accords

Tier 2 capital ⓘ
risk-weighted assets ⓘ
definesRatio minimum total capital ratio of 8 percent of risk-weighted assets ⓘ
finalTextIssued June 2004 ⓘ
focusesOn capital adequacy ⓘ
market discipline ⓘ
risk management ⓘ
supervisory review ⓘ
fullName International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
geographicScope global ⓘ
implementedIn European Union ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United States (partially and with modifications) ⓘ
influenced design of Basel III reforms ⓘ
influencedBy Basel Committee on Banking Supervision consultations with industry ⓘ
introducesConcept advanced measurement approaches for operational risk ⓘ
basic indicator approach for operational risk ⓘ
internal ratings-based approach for credit risk ⓘ
standardized approach for credit risk ⓘ
standardized approach for operational risk ⓘ
three pillars framework ⓘ
issuedBy Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ⓘ
language English ⓘ
motivatedBy growth of financial innovation and complex products ⓘ
need for more risk-sensitive capital framework ⓘ
pillar Pillar 1: Minimum Capital Requirements ⓘ
Pillar 2: Supervisory Review Process ⓘ
Pillar 3: Market Discipline ⓘ
predecessor Basel I Accord ⓘ
primaryObjective enhance risk sensitivity of bank capital requirements ⓘ
harmonize international banking supervision standards ⓘ
improve risk management practices in banks ⓘ
strengthen stability of the global financial system ⓘ
publicationYear 2004 ⓘ
regulates credit risk capital requirements ⓘ
market risk capital requirements ⓘ
minimum regulatory capital for banks ⓘ
operational risk capital requirements ⓘ
revisionOf 1988 Basel Capital Accord ⓘ
linked to: Basel I Accord
sector banking regulation ⓘ
shortName Basel II ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
successor Basel III Accord ⓘ
linked to: Basel III framework

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Basel I Accord → supersededBy → Basel II Accord ⓘ
Basel III framework → follows → Basel II framework ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
Basel III framework → predecessor → Basel II framework ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
Basel II Accord → fullName → International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
Basel II Accord → shortName → Basel II ⓘ
linked to: Basel II Accord
Basel Accords → hasPart → Basel II ⓘ
subject linked to: Basel accords
linked to: Basel II Accord