The Basel II Framework describes a more comprehensive measure and minimum standard for capital adequacy that national supervisory authorities are now working to implement through domestic rule-making and adoption procedures.

It seeks to improve on the existing rules by aligning regulatory capital requirements more closely to the underlying risks that banks face.

In addition, the Basel II Framework is intended to promote a more forward-looking approach to capital supervision, one that encourages banks to identify the risks they may face, today and in the future, and to develop or improve their ability to manage those risks.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently issued a paper on Home-host information sharing for effective Basel II implementation, which sets forth general principles for sharing of information between home country and host country supervisors in the implementation of the Basel II Framework.

Intelligence Secured offers Basel II training courses globally, in addition to in-house training in any location upon request.