Navigating Turbulent Waters – Are We Prepared for the Basel Journey?

The expansion of Basel requirements involves more than a simple finalization of Basel III reforms. The updated requirements and new calculation rules are so comprehensive that they have been informally dubbed “Basel IV” and there is no industry consensus on what a future Basel regulatory scenario may look like. This is partly because evolving Basel requirements are a collection of proposals and standards that will change how Basel III is to be implemented in the future.