The full implementation of Basel III in July 2025 is now placing increased pressure on banks’ balance sheets. Capital and liquidity requirements are higher across the board, which means every ...

On November 20, 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a press release following its meeting in Basel. The committee reaffirmed its commitment to fully implement Basel III and ...

The Basel Accords established capital requirements and risk measurements for global banks. The Basel Accords are a series of three sequential banking regulation agreements (Basel I, II, and III) set ...

On Tuesday, September 10, the Federal Reserve announced a reproposal of the much discussed and awaited Basel III Endgame. However, before we dive into the reproposal, it is important to take a step ...

With a majority of respondents voicing concerns about the Basel III Endgame package or calling for a re-proposal, major changes can be expected to its policy design. Bob Currie examines what the ...

Addis Abeba — In November 2025, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued a risk-based capital adequacy requirements directive for banks. Directive No. SBB/95/2025 has given recognition for Basel II ...

The head of Investec South Africa is backing calls for changes to Basel III rules that govern capital requirements for banks globally to even the playing field for lenders. The US, Europe and the UK ...

Every Mankatoan, Minnesotan and U.S. citizen ought to be concerned about the proposed implementation of Basel III Endgame. This devious accord began being rolled out back in the late 1980s (Basel I at ...