The US Basel III Final Rule was issued by the Banking Agencies (Fed, OCC and FDIC) in July 2013. The Rule implements the international Basel III framework defined by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and represents a major overhaul of the US banks’ capital requirements, since the...

The Basle Committee is seeking to amend the 1988 Accord by introducing a new capital adequacy framework for credit institutions. The proposals, put forward in a consultative paper issued in June 1999 (A New Adequacy Framework), have been submitted for comments to the international banking...

The US Basel III Final Rule was issued by the Banking Agencies (Fed, OCC and FDIC) in July 2013. The Rule implements the international Basel III framework defined by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and represents a major overhaul of the US banks' capital requirements, since the...