BCBS WP8

Definition

BCBS WP8 is a document published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on September 2001 in the Operational Risk category.

Title

Regulatory Treatment of Operational Risk.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper prepared by the Risk Management Group of the Basel Committee is to further the Committee's dialogue with the industry on the development of a Pillar 1 capital charge for operational risk in the New Basel Capital Accord. Comments on the issues outlined in this paper would be welcome, and should be submitted to relevant national supervisory authorities and central banks and may also be sent to the Secretariat of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland, by 31 October 2001. Comments may be submitted via e-mail: BCBS.capital@bis.org¹ or by fax: +41 61 280 9100. Comments on working papers will not be posted on the BIS website.

Document Profile

• Publication Date: September 2001
• Publication Type: Consultative
• Publication Status: Closed
• Publication Category: Operational Risk
• Number of Pages: 41
• Keywords: Risk Management, Capital Accord, Risk, Operational Risk

See Also

• BIS Website: Web Page
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