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Taking-up and Pursuit of the Business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II)

Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 25 November 2009 on insurance and reinsurance

European Commission directive provides legal framework for harmonizing prudential requirements governing insurance and reinsurance undertakings, including capital requirements, valuation techniques, and governance and reporting standards. Sets out rules for the supervision, reorganization and winding-up of insurance and reinsurance firms and groups.

Publisher: Regional Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Nov 2009

Type: Standard

Topics: Capital adequacy, Supervisory framework, Recovery and resolution, Transparency and disclosure

Sectors: Insurance

Enhancements to the Basel II Framework

BCBS enhancements to Pillars 1, 2 and 3 of Basel II

Final Basel Committee on Banking Supervision enhancements to Basel II including: i) in Pillar 1 (minimum capital requirements), strengthening the treatment for certain securitizations, introducing higher risk weights for resecuritization exposures, and requiring that banks conduct more rigorous credit analyses of externally rated securitization exposures; ii) in Pillar 2 (supervisory review process), expanding guidance addressing weaknesses revealed in banks' risk management processes during the financial crisis; and iii) in Pillar 3 (market discipline), strengthening requirements relating to securitizations, off-balance sheet vehicles; resecuritization exposures; and other risks regarding securitization exposures.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Jun 2009

Type: Standard

Peer: A Sound Capital Planning Process: Fundamental Elements

Topics: Capital adequacy, Risk management, Corporate governance, Transparency and disclosure, Market risk, Securitization

Sectors: Banking

FSB Principles for Sound Compensation Practices

FSB standards to align compensation with prudent risk-taking

Financial Stability Board principles require compensation practices in the financial industry to align employees' incentives with firm's long-term profitability. Calls for effective governance of compensation, and for compensation to be adjusted for all types of risk, to be symmetric with risk outcomes, and to be sensitive to the time horizon of risks. Principles are intended to apply to all significant financial institutions but are deemed especially critical for large, systemically important firms.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Apr 2009

Type: Standard

Peer: Guidance on FSB Principles and Standards on Sound Compensation Practices , FSB Principles for Sound Compensation Practices: Implementation Standards

Topics: Corporate governance

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

Basel II: International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework

BCBS's comprehensive version of the Basel II Capital Framework

Compilation of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's June 2004 Basel II Framework, the elements of the 1988 Capital Accord (Basel I) that were not revised during the Basel II process, the 1996 Amendment to the Capital Accord to Incorporate Market Risks, and the November 2005 paper on Basel II: International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework. No new elements were introduced in this compilation.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: May 2006

Type: Standard

Peer: Enhancements to the Basel II Framework

Topics: Capital adequacy, Risk management, Corporate governance, Transparency and disclosure, Market risk

Sectors: Banking

Principles of Corporate Governance

OECD Principles that are among the 12 standards designated by the FSB as key for sound financial systems

Financial Stability Board endorsed principles issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to help jurisdictions evaluate and improve their legal, institutional and regulatory framework for corporate governance, and to provide guidance and suggestions for stock exchanges, investors, corporations and other parties that have a role in the process of developing good corporate governance.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Dec 2003

Type: Standard

Peer: Report on Corporate Governance

Topics: Corporate governance

Sectors: Banking, Securities

Capital Adequacy Standards for Securities Firms

IOSCO longstanding common conceptual framework

International Organization of Securities Commissions framework for capital requirements for securities firms that take positions as principal, hold client accounts, and/or hold client property. Framework consists of: i) capital adequacy test that reflects liquidity, solvency and risks faced by securities firms; ii) regulatory structure for maintenance of a securities firm's books and records; and iii) framework of regular reporting to, and examination by, a supervisory authority.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Oct 1989

Type: Standard

Topics: Capital adequacy, Risk management, Liquidity risk and rules, Market risk

Sectors: Securities

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Taking-up and Pursuit of the Business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II)

Enhancements to the Basel II Framework

FSB Principles for Sound Compensation Practices

Basel II: International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework

Principles of Corporate Governance

Capital Adequacy Standards for Securities Firms

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