Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Technical Amendments to Rules on Haircuts for Securities Financing Transactions

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has launched a consultation on two proposed technical amendments to the Basel II Framework rules on minimum haircut floors for securities financing transactions. The proposals aim to address an interpretative issue relating to collateral upgrade transactions and correct a misstatement of the formula used to calculate haircut floors for netting sets of SFTs. Responses to the consultation may be submitted until March 31, 2021.

View the consultation paper.

View details of the FSB's delay to the framework for minimum haircuts for uncleared SFTs.

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