BCBS 245
Definition
BCBS 245 is a document published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on March 2013 in the Credit Risk category.
Title
Recognising the cost of credit protection purchased.
Abstract
The proposal set out in this consultative documentwould strengthen capital requirements when banks engage in certain high-cost credit protection transactions. The Committee has previously expressed concerns about potential regulatory capital arbitrage related to certain credit protection transactions. At that time it noted that it would continue to monitor developments with respect to such transactions and would consider imposing a globally harmonised minimum capital Pillar 1 requirement if necessary. After further consideration, the Committee decided to move forward with a more comprehensive Pillar 1 proposal.
While the Committee recognises that the purchase of credit protection can be an effective risk management tool, the proposed changes are intended to ensure that the costs, and not just the benefits, of purchased credit protection are appropriately recognised in regulatory capital. It does this by requiring that banks, under certain circumstances, calculate the present value of premia paid for credit protection, which should be considered as an exposure amount of the protection-purchasing bank and be assigned a 1,250% risk weight.
Comments on the proposals should be submitted by Friday 21 June 2013 by e-mail to: baselcommittee@bis.org. Alternatively, comments may be sent by post to: Secretariat of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Bank for International Settlements, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland. All comments may be published on the website of the Bank for International Settlements unless a comment contributor explicitly requests confidential treatment.
Document Profile
- Publication Date: March 2013
- Publication Type: Consultative
- Publication Status: Closed
- Publication Category: Credit Risk
- Number of Pages: 25
- Keywords: Credit Risk Mitigation, CDS, CRM, Contingent Premium, Proportional Premium, Credit Risk, Premia, High-cost Credit Protection, Regulatory Arbitrage, Net Present Value, Credit Protection Cost, Maturity Mismatch, First Loss, Rebate Mechanism, Spread Income, Securitisation, Significant Risk Transfer
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