Regulatory Alerts2018-04-04
Proposed Amendments to Capital Adequacy Module (Module CA) Volumes 1 and 2
The Central Bank of Bahrain proposes amendments to the Capital Adequacy Module (Part 3, Chapters CA-8 to CA-10) for conventional and Islamic banks to align with Basel Committee standards on market risk management. These changes revise the boundary between trading and banking books, update the standardised approach, and modify the internal models approach. Locally incorporated banks and audit firms must submit their feedback, including nil responses, electronically to consultation@cbb.gov.bh by 4 April 2018.
المركز التنفيذي للرقابة المصرفية
Executive Director - Banking Supervision
مصرف البحرين المركزي
Central Bank of Bahrain
EDBS/KH/C/18/2018
7th March 2018
Chief Executive Officer
All Locally Incorporated Banks
All Audit Firms
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Dear Sir,
**Consultation: Proposed Amendments to Capital Adequacy Module**
As part of the CBB’s initiatives to enhance the regulatory policy framework, amendments are proposed to the Capital Adequacy Module, specifically Part 3, Chapters CA-8 to CA-10, for conventional and Islamic banks, which includes the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision requirements for Market Risk Management.
The amendments capture the revised standards for Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk published by Basel (BCBS 352) in January 2016, which replaced the existing minimum capital requirements for market risk.
The key amendments proposed to the module consists of the following issues:
1. The revised boundary between the trading and banking book;
2. The revised standardised approach; and
3. The revised internal models approach.
The proposed amendments shall be available on the CBB website ([www.cbb.gov.bh](http://www.cbb.gov.bh)) under the “open consultations” section.
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ص.ب: ٢٧، المنامة - مملكة البحرين
هاتف : (+973) 170564٠٠ - فاكس : (+973) 170524٠٥
P.O. Box : 27, Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: (+973) 17547400 - Fax: (+973) 17532605
website: www.cbb.gov.bh
E-mail: khalid.hamad@cbb.gov.bh
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The CBB requests all Locally Incorporated Bank licensees and Audit firms to provide their comments, including ‘nil comments’ on these proposed amendments.
Responses must be sent electronically, in an editable format, to “consultation@cbb.gov.bh”, by 4th April 2018.
Yours faithfully
Khalid Hamad
Cc: Bahrain Association of Banks
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