BCBS 36
Definition
BCBS 36 is a document published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on April 1998 in the Uncategorized category.
Title
Amendment to the Basel Capital Accord of July 1988.
Abstract
The Basle Committee has decided to amend the Basle Capital Accord, with immediate effect, to reduce the risk weight for claims on regulated securities firms, subject to certain conditions as set out in the formal text of the amendment attached. The opportunity has also been taken to substitute the word "claims" for "loans" in several parts of the text.
Document Profile
- Publication Date: April 1998
- Publication Type: Standards
- Publication Status: Superseded
- Publication Category: Uncategorized
- Number of Pages: 1
- Keywords: Credit Risk
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