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BIS press releases - last 12 months

8 Mar 2010: BIS Board elects Christian Noyer as new Chairman

1 Mar 2010

Latest BIS Quarterly Review shows that sovereign risk shakes markets

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9 Feb 2010: Microfinance activities and the Core Principles - Basel Committee issues consultative paper

2 Feb 2010: Standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems: review by CPSS-IOSCO

22 Jan 2010: Basel Committee publishes assessment methodology for compensation practices

11 Jan 2010: Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision reinforces Basel Committee reform package

8 Jan 2010: New Chairman of the Joint Forum

8 Jan 2010: Review of the Differentiated Nature and Scope of Financial Regulation released by the Joint Forum

17 Dec 2009: Consultative proposals to strengthen the resilience of the banking sector announced by the Basel Committee

7 Dec 2009

Quarterly Review, December 2009

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12 Nov 2009: OTC derivatives market activity in the first half of 2009

15 Oct 2009: Trading book quantitative impact study by the Basel Committee: results

29 Sep 2009: Special Purpose Entities: Joint Forum releases final report

17 Sep 2009: Report and recommendations of the Cross-border Bank Resolution Group issued by the Basel Committee

15 Sep 2009: 2010 Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity

14 Sep 2009

Quarterly Review, September 2009

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7 Sep 2009: Comprehensive response to the global banking crisis

27 Aug 2009: Guiding principles for the revision of accounting standards for financial instruments issued by the Basel Committee

28 Jul 2009: The Basel Committee issues papers on operational risk

24 Jul 2009: Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems broadens its membership

20 Jul 2009: CPSS-IOSCO working group on the review of the "Recommendations for Central Counterparties"

13 Jul 2009: Basel II capital framework enhancements announced by the Basel Committee

29 Jun 2009

BIS Annual Report: Rescue, recovery, reform – the narrow path ahead

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26 Jun 2009: Már Gudmundsson appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland

18 Jun 2009: Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems: paper issued by Basel Committee and IADI

15 Jun 2009: Stocktaking on the use of credit ratings - Joint Forum releases final paper

10 Jun 2009: Basel Committee broadens its membership

8 Jun 2009

Quarterly Review, June 2009

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20 May 2009: Sound stress testing principles issued by Basel Committee

19 May 2009: OTC derivatives market activity in the second half of 2008

18 May 2009: Issues in the Governance of Central Banks

14 May 2009: Working paper on the interaction of market and credit risk issued by Basel Committee

13 May 2009: BIS, ECB, IMF publish Handbook on Securities Statistics

13 May 2009: BIS appoints Diego Devos as General Counsel

12 May 2009: Guidance on cross-border wire transfer messages released by the Basel Committee

11 May 2009: William C Dudley appointed CPSS Chairman

3 Apr 2009: Financial Stability Forum re-established as the Financial Stability Board

3 Apr 2009: Financial Stability Forum issues Recommendations and Principles to Strengthen Financial Systems

30 Mar 2009: Initiatives in response to the crisis by the Basel Committee

13 Mar 2009: Financial Stability Forum decides to broaden its membership