Fed releases proposal for Basel II rules

Bank News, May, 2006 by Anonymous

An interagency notice of proposed rulemaking that would implement Basel II risk-based capital requirements in the United States for large, internationally active banking organizations has been made public by the Federal Reserve Board.

The proposed rule would require the largest internationally active banks to enhance the measurement and management of their risks, including credit risk and operational risk. It also would require these banks to have rigorous processes for assessing overall capital adequacy in relation to their total risk profile and to publicly disclose information regarding their risk profile and capital adequacy.

"Given the increasing complexity of the activities at our largest banks, and the related risks of those activities, I fully support efforts to...

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