South African Reserve Bank

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undatedBanks Act Circular 2/2003: Ministerial Panel for Review of the Draft Accounting Professions Bill
undatedSouth African Reserve Bank Guidance Note 1/2011: Status of Previously Issued Guidance Notes
undatedUpdate on the Implementation of the New Basel Capital Accord and Request for Further Information
undatedFirst Consultative Paper on the Implementation of the New Basel Capital Accord
2026-08-03Circular on matters relating to the use of implicit support
2026-07-10Directive 4 of 2026: Matters relating to securitisation vehicles
2026-06-30Directive 3 of 2026 - Revised requirements related to interest rate risk in the banking book
2026-05-22Guidance Notice 2 of 2026: Liquidity Risk Return Completion Instructions
2026-04-28Directive 2 of 2026 – Regulation 46 Reporting Requirements for Banks
2026-04-08Notice of the Amendment of the Designation of the Old Mutual Financial Conglomerate
2026-03-09Guidance Note 1 of 2026 - Status of previously issued guidance notes and directive
2026-03-09Mutual Banks Act Circular 1/2026: Status of Previously Issued Circulars
2026-03-09Status of Previously Issued Circulars (C1/2026)
2026-03-09Guidance Note 1 of 2026 on the Status of Previously Issued Guidance Notes
2026-02-26Directive 1 of 2026 on Governance Tenure
2025-12-11Sector Risk Assessment for South Africa’s Banking Sector (2022-2024)
2025-12-04D14 of 2025 – Large Exposure Requirements
2025-12-04Directive on the Submission of Auditor Applications for Banks
2025-11-05Memorandum of Understanding between the South African Reserve Bank and the Prudential Authority
2025-10-31D12-2025 - Credit Risk Roadmap
2025-10-22Prudential Treatment of Distressed Restructured Credit Exposures
2025-10-14Guidance Note on Climate Disclosures for Banks (G3/2025)
2025-08-12Directive D10/2025 on Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements
2025-08-06Prudential Treatment of Credit Exposures Secured by Forest and Agricultural Land
2025-07-30C4-2025 Basel III Post-Crisis Reforms Reporting
2025-07-01Guidance on the Internal Ratings-Based Approach for Credit Risk (G2-2025)
2025-07-01Circular C3-2025 on Granularity Criteria
2025-07-01D8-2025 - Threshold Amounts for Revised Standardised and IRB Approaches to Credit Risk
2025-07-01Submission of Consolidated Information for Domestic Systemically Important Banks
2025-06-30D4-2025 Directive on BA 701 Form Completion
2025-06-30Directive 6 of 2025 – Submission of Returns to the Prudential Authority from 1 July 2025
2025-06-30D3-2025 Leverage Buffer Requirements for Domestic Systemically Important Banks
2025-06-30D5/2025 - Directive replacing D1 of 2025 on returns to be submitted to the PA
2025-06-09Matters Related to the Capital Treatment of Significant Investments in Insurance Entities
2025-05-23C2-2025 Interpretation and Application of Granularity Criteria for Retail Exposures
2025-04-07Mutual Banks Act Circular 1/2025: Status of Previously Issued Circulars
2025-04-07Status of Previously Issued Circulars (C1/2025)
2025-04-07G1/2025 Status of Previously Issued Guidance Notes
2025-01-31D1/2025 – Returns to be Submitted to the Prudential Authority
2024-12-04C2-2024 Basel III Post-Crisis Reforms Reporting
2024-11-22Supervisory Guidance on Business Risk Assessments for Money Laundering, Terrorist and Proliferation Financing
2024-10-24D5/2024 Loss absorbency requirements for additional tier 1 and tier 2 capital instruments
2024-09-11Proposed Amendments to the Banks Act Regulations Deletion of BA Returns
2024-07-09G4-2024 - Criteria for identifying outlier banks
2024-05-10G2-2024 Guidance on climate-related governance and risk practices for Banks
2024-05-10G3-2024 - Guidance on climate-related disclosures for Banks
2024-04-17D3-2024 - Minimum regulatory requirements relating to covered deposits
2024-03-12Reporting Requirements in Terms of Regulation 46
2024-03-06D1/2024 Directive on Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements for Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book
2024-02-28Status of Previously Issued Guidance Notes (G1-2024)
2024-02-28Status of Previously Issued Circulars (C1/2024)
2024-02-28Mutual Banks Act Circular 1/2024: Status of Previously Issued Circulars
2023-12-11G4-2023 - Matters on the Use of Terrorist Financing or Other Unlawful Activity
2023-11-16Draft Prudential Standards for Co-operative Financial Institutions and Co-operative Banks
2023-10-20Eligibility of Sukuk Bond Issuance as Level One High-Quality Liquid Assets
2023-09-29Threshold Amounts for the Revised Standardised and IRB Credit Risk Approaches and Liquidity Framework
2023-08-30Directive on Matters Relating to Eligible External Credit Assessment Institutions (D7-2023)
2023-07-31Directive D6/2023 on Consolidated Credit-Related Reporting for South African Domestic Systemically Important Banks
2023-07-26C2-2023 Matters related to the fitness and propriety assessment
2023-07-26MB C2-2023 - Matters Related to the Fitness and Propriety Assessment
2023-07-26D5-2023 Reporting Requirements in Terms of Regulation 46
2023-07-18Proposed Implementation Dates for Specified Regulatory Reforms
2023-06-02Directive on Operational Resilience (D4-2023)
2023-05-18Regulatory Treatment of Accounting Provisions (D3/2023)
2023-03-09G2-2023 - Flavour of the year
2023-02-23Directive D2/2023: Instructions for Completing Form BA 330 and IRRBB Reporting Requirements
2023-02-23C1-2023 Status of previously issued circulars
2023-02-23G1-2023 - Status of previously issued guidance notes
2023-02-23Mutual Banks Act Circular 1/2023: Status of Previously Issued Circulars
2023-01-25D1/2023: Matters Related to the Net Stable Funding Ratio
2022-12-15National Discretion Related to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio
2022-12-13Joint Communication 3 of 2022: Eligible Collateral under Joint Standard 2 of 2020
2022-10-31Guidelines related to risk management practices concerning proliferation financing risk
2022-09-30D10/2022 Criteria for Identifying Simple, Transparent and Comparable Term and Short-Term Securitisations
2022-09-29D9/2022 MVTS Directive to Banks
2022-09-27Guidance Note G11-2022 on Operational Risk Practices and Form BA 410
2022-09-27Directive D8-2022: Completion of Operational Risk Return Form BA 410
2022-08-16G10-2022 Supervisory Guidelines on Preventing Unlawful Activities
2022-08-12Banks Criminal Background Check Directive for Directors and Executive Officers
2022-08-12Banks Criminal Background Check Directive for Beneficial Owners (D6-2022)
2022-08-01G9-2022 - Matters related to the credit risk models of banks
2022-07-01Prudential Authority Directive D5-2022 on Liquidity Risk Requirements
2022-06-21G8/2022 Guidance on FRTB and CVA Capitalisation Requirements
2022-06-21D4/2022 Directive on Risk Returns
2022-06-15G6-2022 - Business risk assessments
2022-06-15Guidance on Correspondent Banking Risk Management Practices
2022-06-15G5-2022 Effective Implementation of Group Controls
2022-05-11G4-2022 Revised Basel Implementation Dates
2022-04-01D3-2022 Directive on Large Exposure Requirements
2022-03-11Prudential Authority Guidance Note 1 of 2022 on Succession Planning Meetings for Co-operative Financial Institutions
2022-03-11Prudential Authority Guidance Note 3/2022 on 2022 Board Meetings and Succession Planning
2022-03-10G2/2022 - Dividends and Bonus Payments in Response to COVID-19
2022-02-28Status of Previously Issued Circulars (C1-2022)
2022-02-28Mutual Banks Act Circular 1/2022: Status of Previously Issued Circulars
2022-02-28G1-2022 - Status of previously issued guidance notes
2022-02-28D2/2022 Consistent Application Requirements Across Representative Offices
2022-02-14D1-2022: Liquidity Coverage Ratio – Scope of Application, Calculation and Disclosure
2021-12-14D10/2021 Directive on Operational Resilience
2021-11-15Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk
2021-10-29Withdrawal of Temporary Liquidity Coverage Ratio Relief Measure (D8/2021)
2021-10-28D7/2021 Withdrawal of the Temporary Treatment of Restructured Credit Exposures Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
2021-10-11Prudential Authority Directive 6/2021 on Credit Risk Models for Project Finance Capital
2021-09-14Supervisory Guidelines for the Advanced Measurement Approach
2021-07-09Guidance Note 4 of 2021 - Revised Basel Implementation Dates
2021-06-09Joint Communication 2 of 2021: Effective Date for Margin Requirements on Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives
2021-05-20Capital Framework for South Africa Based on the Basel III Framework
2021-04-15Directive 4/2021 on Externally-Facilitated Liquidity Stress Simulations
2021-04-07Guidance Note 1/2021: Application for Registration as a Co-operative Financial Institution
2021-03-12D3/2021 Reporting Requirements in Terms of Regulation 46
2021-03-12D2/2021 Directive on Additional Tier 1 Capital Instruments with Contingent Must-Pay Clauses
2021-02-26Directive D1 2021: South African D-SIBs Six-Monthly Consolidated Data Submission
2021-02-18G3 - 2021 Distribution of dividends on ordinary shares and payment of cash bonuses to executive officers
2021-02-12Prudential Authority Guidance Note 2/2021 – Flavour of the Year on New Technologies
2021-01-27Mutual Banks Act Circular 1/2021: Status of Previously Issued Circulars
2021-01-27Status of Previously Issued Circulars (C1/2021)
2021-01-27G1/2021 Status of Previously Issued Guidance Notes
2020-12-08Calculation of Derivative Exposure Amount for Leverage Ratio Purposes
2020-12-07C5-2020: Application of Requirements Relating to the Granularity Criteria
2020-12-07C4-2020: Application of Requirements Relating to Residential Mortgages
2020-09-25G9/2020: Operational Risk Practices Completion and Submission of Form BA 410
2020-09-25D6/2020 Completion and Submission of Return Relating to Operational Risk (BA 410)
2020-09-23Financial Conglomerate Designation Criteria
2020-09-09G8/2020: Continued Provision of the CLF and Introduction of a Restricted-Use CLF
2020-09-02D5/2020: Prudential Valuation Adjustment Framework
2020-08-27C3/2020: Disclosure of capital related matters
2020-08-27Capital Framework for South Africa Based on the Basel III Framework
2020-08-03PA Communication 4 of 2020: Guidance on the Duration of Banks Act Directive 3 of 2020
2020-07-14PA Communication 3 of 2020 - Non-Life Underwriting Risk Capital Requirements
2020-06-26Guidance Note 1/2020: Model Constitution for Co-operative Financial Institutions and Co-operative Banks
2020-06-25Proposed Implementation Dates for Specified Regulatory Reforms
2020-06-17Joint Communication 7 of 2020: Precautionary Measures for Financial and Payment Institutions
2020-06-02Joint Standard on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivative Transactions
2020-06-01Joint Standard on Fitness and Propriety of Significant Owners
2020-05-29G6/2020: International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9 in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-05-15G5/2020: Suspension of the Flavour-of-the-Year Topic for Banks
2020-05-12C2/2020: Derecognition of Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa Bills
2020-04-07Treatment of restructured credit exposures due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic
2020-04-06D2/2020: Temporary Capital Relief for Banks Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-04-06G4/2020: Dividends and Bonus Payments in Response to COVID-19
2020-03-31D1/2020 Temporary Measures to Aid Compliance with the LCR During the COVID-19 Pandemic Stress Period
2020-03-26International Financial Reporting Standard IFRS 9 Application in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020-03-18C1/2020: Status of previously issued circulars
2020-03-18Guidance Note 1/2020: Model Constitution for Co-operative Financial Institutions
2020-03-06Status of Previously Issued Guidance Notes (G1/2020)
2020-03-06Guidance Note 2/2020: 2020 Board Meetings on New Technology Impacts for Banks and Controlling Companies
2019-12-05Joint Communication 4 of 2019: Requirements Relating to Central Counterparty Licence Applications
2019-11-25Proposed Implementation Dates for Specified Regulatory Reforms
2019-09-19Guidance Note 2 of 2019: Guidelines for Business Plans, Savings and Loans Policies for Co-operative Financial Institutions
2019-09-18Exclusion of New Development Bank from the Application of the Banks Act, 1990
2019-09-12Reporting of Material Information Technology and Cyber Incidents
2019-08-27Guidance Note 5/2019: Continued Provision of a Committed Liquidity Facility by the South African Reserve Bank to Banks
2019-07-23Draft Joint Standard on Fit and Proper Requirements for Significant Owners of Financial Institutions
2019-05-23D1/2019: Matters related to Pillar 3 disclosure requirements framework
2019-04-08Joint Standard on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives
2019-04-08Comment Template: Draft Joint Standard on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivative Transactions
2019-04-08Invitation for Submissions on the FSRA Joint Standard on Margin Requirements
2019-04-08Joint Standard on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives
2019-04-08Draft Joint Standard on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivative Transactions
2019-04-08Consultation Report on FSRA Joint Standard 1 of 2019: Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives
2019-04-05G4/2019: Meetings to be held during the 2019 calendar year with the boards of directors of banks and controlling companies
2019-04-02Guidance Note G3/2019: 2019 Meetings with Executive Management of Smaller South African Banks
2019-04-01G2/2019: Meetings to be Held During 2019 with Executive Management of Foreign Branches
2019-03-12Guidance Note 1 of 2019: Registration of Co-operative Financial Institutions
2019-03-11Joint Communication 1 of 2019: Significant Owners Fit and Proper Requirements
2019-02-05C1/2019: Status of previously issued circulars
2019-02-05Status of Previously Issued Guidance Notes (G1/2019)
2018-12-07D5/2018: Completion of Return Relating to Operational Risk (Form BA 410)
2018-11-29Proposed Implementation Dates for Specified Regulatory Reforms
2018-11-09TCFI-01 Transitional Arrangements for Co-operative Financial Institutions
2018-10-09Memorandum of Understanding between the South African Reserve Bank and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority
2018-10-05Consultation Paper on Fit and Proper Standard for Significant Owners
2018-10-05Consultation Paper on Joint Fit and Proper Requirements for Significant Owners of Financial Institutions
2018-10-05Directive 4/2018 on Sound Corporate Governance and Director Appointments
2018-10-03Memorandum of Understanding between the Financial Intelligence Centre, the South African Reserve Bank and the Prudential Authority
2018-10-01PA-SARB-NCR Memorandum of Understanding
2018-10-01PA-FSCA Memorandum of Understanding
2018-09-28Prudential Authority Regulatory Strategy 2018–2021
2018-09-26Memorandum of Understanding between the South African Reserve Bank and the Prudential Authority
2018-09-06Cloud Computing and the Offshoring of Data
2018-09-06G5/2018 Guidance Note on Cloud Computing and Data Offshoring
2018-09-05Continued Provision of a Committed Liquidity Facility by the South African Reserve Bank to Banks
2018-08-17Draft FSRA Joint Standard on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives
2018-08-15FMA Joint Standard 1 of 2018: Licensing Requirements and Additional Duties of a Trade Repository
2018-08-14D2/2018: Materiality Threshold in Respect of Exposure to a Foreign Jurisdiction in Applying Jurisdictional Reciprocity in the Countercyclical Capital Buffer Calculation
2018-07-04C2/2018: Requirements related to a due diligence audit of the financial condition of a bank
2018-04-20G3/2018: Proposed Implementation Dates for Specified Regulatory Reforms
2018-04-20Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements – Consolidated and Enhanced Framework
2018-04-17Joint Standard: Requirements and Duties of a Trade Repository
2018-03-29Determinations Under Section 291 of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017
2018-03-26Financial Markets Act, 2012 - Regulations
2018-03-06Guidance Note 2/2018: Meetings with Bank and Controlling Company Boards on Auditor Independence
2018-02-08G1/2018: Status of previously issued guidance notes
2018-02-08C1/2018: Status of previously issued circulars
2017-12-13D8/2017: Matters Related to the Net Stable Funding Ratio
2017-11-28Submission of Regulatory and Economic Capital Information by Domestic Systemically Important Banks on a Bi-annual Basis
2017-11-23Process for Specific Capital Issuances and Redemptions
2017-11-21Regulatory Treatment of Accounting Provisions – Interim Approach and Transitional Arrangements
2017-10-02D4/2017: Matters related to securitisation vehicles
2017-08-30D3/2017: Assets Lodged or Pledged to Secure Liabilities
2017-08-25Designation of Ithala SOC Limited as an Institution Not Engaged in the Business of a Bank