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Regulation Guide: an Introduction Essential Insight Serving Global Financial Markets Regulation Guide: An Introduction Essential insight serving global financial markets Banking regulations: an introductory framework The Basel Commitee’s Role Most of the global banking and insurance regulations have been initiated or inspired by the work of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and its so-called “Basel regulations”. Read this section to understand what the Basel Committee is, what it aims to achieve, and its impact on the regulations your clients and prospects have to comply with today. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) was established in 1974 in response to a period of major disruptions in the international currency and banking markets (1971 collapse of the Bretton Woods Accord, 1973 stock market crash, 1974 oil price shock). BCBS members are drawn from 27 countries which are represented by their central banks and financial regulators. The Committee aims to enhance understanding of key supervisory issues and improve the quality of banking supervision worldwide. It achieves this partly through its role as a forum for cooperation and information sharing for national supervisors, and partly by issuing guidelines and standards. The Committee does not have formal supranational authority and its standards do not have legal force. Rather, it is expected that national supervisors incorporate these standards into their regulations, with which regulated institutions then have to comply. Basel regulations are also adopted by non-member BCBS countries that see benefits both in the regulations themselves and also in being associated with conformity with Basel standards. The BCBS actively encourages contact and cooperation between its members and other banking supervisors. Whilst at different stages of implementation, many countries are now applying Basel guidelines. In today’s global business environment, international coordination has become increasingly important. Application of the same standards across countries allows for consistent comparisons by investors and creditors, thereby supporting market confidence. Whilst this can be particularly relevant for banks in emerging markets, the recent sub-prime and sovereign crises have highlighted the dependence of some of the largest industrialised economies on their banking systems and thus the importance of global coordination. The BCBS is best known for its international standards on capital adequacy which have evolved from Basel I, issued in 1988, through Basel II issued in 2004, to its latest enhancements issued in 2010, commonly called “Basel III”. Full compliance with Basel III is required by 1 January 2019. Chart 1: History of Basel regulations: a snapshot Dec 2009 Proposed Basel Jul 2009 II adjustments Basel II for enhanced capital Nov 2010 Regulation Issued May 2009 adjustments for Basel securitisation adequacy rules, G20 endorses Committee and trading liquidity risk BCBS Basel III publishes book management proposals Jul 1988 Dec 1996 Jun 2004 Principles for instruments and systemic Dec 2010 Dec 2011 Basel I is Basel I amendment Basel II is sound stress (also called risk monitoring Basel III is Official deadline published for market risk published testing practices Basel 2.5) (also called published for Basel 2.5 Basel III) Dec 1992 Dec 2006 Jan 2011 Jan 2013 Jan 2019 Official deadline Official deadline Basel III Current official Current official for Basel I for Basel II observation date for Basel III deadline for compliance compliance period begins implementation Basel III compliance Regulation Implemented © 2011 Moody’s Analytics, Inc. and/or its licensors and affiliates. All rights reserved. moodysanalytics.com The Minimum Capital Adequacy Ratio Through most of its regulatory guidelines and requirements, the BCBS aims to ensure that banks hold sufficient capital to meet their current and expected liabilities. To help achieve this, it has introduced a minimum capital adequacy ratio which measures the level of capital required according to the level of risks the bank takes. In this ratio the assets are weighted according to the level of risk they carry. For example, a loan secured by a letter of credit would be weighted riskier than a mortgage loan that is secured with collateral. This minimum ratio forms the basis for the capital requirements promoted in Basel II. Most subsequent enhancements to Basel II relate to the composition of this ratio, as the regulators try to adjust capital requirements to better capture banking institutions’ business models, product innovation and market evolution. It can help to think of these enhancements in the following way: » Enhancements to the ratio – when the minimum amount of capital that the bank is required to hold increases or decreases (for example from 8% in Basel II to 10.5% in Basel III); Capital - Adjustments Minimal Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) ≤ Risk Weighted Assets » Enhancements to the numerator – when the definition of the capital changes (as in Basel 2.5 where hybrid capital is no longer considered eligible as regulatory capital); Numerator The the Capital » Enhancements to the denominator – when the weighting or the process of CAR assigning a risk weighting to assets evolves (e.g. in Basel III). Ratio of Capital Denominator to RWA the RWA Basel Regulations’ Pillars Basel regulation has evolved to comprise three pillars concerned with minimum capital requirements (Pillar 1), supervisory review (Pillar 2), and market discipline (Pillar 3). Today, the regulation applies to credit risk, market risk, operational risk and liquidity risk. Capital by itself does not guarantee a bank’s financial security. As highlighted in the most recent global financial crisis, a bank also needs to be able to meet its obligations in a timely manner. The most recent iteration of Basel regulation, Basel III, thus introduced liquidity ratios. With this enhancement, the BCBS’ objective is to ensure that banks hold a sufficient amount of assets that can be easily and quickly converted to cash to meet liabilities over both short- and longer-term periods. Basel banking regulations are not limited to quantitative requirements. In large part, Basel regulations promote the implementation of risk management best practice within banks. The ICAAP (internal capital adequacy assessment process) requirements under Pillar 2 and the more recent stress-testing guidelines are good examples of how the BCBS aims to achieve this objective. Whilst much of the Basel Committee’s focus has historically been on micro prudential supervision, the recent global financial crisis has alerted supervisors of the need to work together more closely and to facilitate the management of systemic risk. © 2011 Moody’s Analytics, Inc. and/or its licensors and affiliates. All rights reserved. Essential insight serving global financial markets Basel II regulations: an introduction Basel II guidelines were originally published in 2004 with the objective of creating standards and regulations around how much capital banks must hold. The regulation is divided into three pillars concerned with minimum capital requirements, supervisory review and market discipline. Pillar I Pillar II Pillar III Minimum Capital Requirements Supervisory review Market Discipline Maintains minimum regulatory capital Evaluates activities and risk profiles Leverages the ability of market discipline calculated for credit risk, operational risk by supervisors to determine if the banks to motivate prudent management by and market risk to align more closely to should hold higher levels of capital than enhancing the degree of transparency the bank’s actual risk of economic loss the minimum requirements in Pillar I and in the banks’ public reporting to if further actions are required shareholders and customers » Solution » Solution » Solution Comply with local regulatory Establish appropriate risk management Maintain transparency through public requirements processes disclosure Pillar 1: Measure and report minimum regulatory capital requirements Under Pillar 1, firms must calculate minimum regulatory capital for credit, market and operational risk. » Credit risk is the risk associated with bank’s main assets, i.e. that a counterparty fails to repay the full loan. It is present in all banking book assets and off-balance sheet products as well as counterparty credit risk for banking and trading book derivatives and repos. » Market risk is the risk of losses (on- and off-balance sheet) due a decrease in the value of investments. It applies to all trading book products. » Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. Basel II mostly focuses on Credit Risk and Operational Risk as Market Risk was addressed in Basel I. Regulatory capital is calculated using the minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR) which determines the minimum capital required to cover unexpected l osses. The minimum CAR is defined as follows Capital (Tier 1+Tier 2+Tier 3) - Adjustments Capital Adequacy Ratio ≤ RWACredit Risk + RWAMarket Risk + RWAOperational Risk + RWAConcentration Risk Under Basel II, banks are required to maintain a total capital ratio (Tier 1 + 2 + 3) of minimum 8%. » Tier 1 capital is the main measure of a bank’s financial strength from a regulatory point of view. It consists of core capital (common stock and disclosed reserves), but may also include non-redeemable, non-cumulative preferred stock. Banks must hold 4% of Tier 1 capital of which a minimum core capital ratio of 2%. » Tier 2 capital is regarded as the second
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