Basel II
International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards - A Revised Framework.
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More About The Basel II Accord:

• Basel II is also called The New Accord. The correct full name is the International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards - A Revised Framework.
• On November 15, 2005, the committee released a revised version of the Accord (minor revisions), incorporating changes to the calculations for market risk and the treatment of double default effects. This eBook contains the current version with the November 2005 revisions. 
• Implementation of the Accord is expected by 2008 in many of the over 100 countries currently using the Basel I accord.
• For more information see Wikipedia: Basel II.

Basel II Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1: Scope of Application 
Part 2: The First Pillar - Minimum Capital Requirements
Part 3: The Second Pillar - Supervisory Review Process
Part 4: The Third Pillar - Market Discipline
Annex