ISDA letter to global regulators (including Basel, Fed, IASB, FASB, OCC, European Commission) expressing ISDA’s concerns on the Basel III proposal to remove the filters for Tier 1 capital for the OCI/AFS classification categories and the timing differences of the implementation of the new provisions under Basel III and its interaction with accounting rules under IFRS and US GAAP and the recent proposals on the classification of financial instruments.
Documents (1) for Investment securities – interlink between accounting and regulations — AFS and OCI treatment under Basel III – removal of prudential filters and interaction with accounting rules under US GAAP and IFRS
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