Financial Law and Risk Control

Principles for sound stress testing practices and supervision

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Year
2009
Venue
Bank for International Settlements
Level
Introductory
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Summary

Sets out supervisory principles for bank stress-testing programmes after weaknesses revealed by the financial crisis. The guidance covers governance, scenario design, implementation, capital planning, supervisory assessment, and the responsibilities of supervisors in evaluating stress-testing practices.

Citation

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. "Principles for sound stress testing practices and supervision." Bank for International Settlements, 2009.

BibTeX

@techreport{Supervision2009Principles,
  title = {Principles for sound stress testing practices and supervision},
  author = {Basel Committee on Banking Supervision},
  year = {2009},
  institution = {Bank for International Settlements},
  url = {https://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs155.htm}
}
Original source: BIS

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