On 12 September 2024, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the second part of its near-final rules on the implementation of Basel 3.1 standards through Policy Statement 9/24 (PS9/24). The first part of these near-final rules was issued on 2 December 2023, as part of PS17/23.

This article provides an overview of the near-final rules published by the PRA, as part of the UK's implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

The PRA published a Consultation Paper on 18 October 2024, outlining proposals to implement the remaining Basel large exposures standards (LEX standards). A key change for small and medium-sized banks is the proposed removal of CRM eligibility for immovable property, meaning exposures secured by immovable properties would no longer qualify for CRM under Large Exposures.

On 12 September 2024, the PRA published Consultation Paper 7/24 (The Strong and Simple Framework: The simplified capital regime for Small Domestic Deposit Takers (SDDTs)) as part of its Phase 2 of announcements, which sets out the proposed simplified capital regime for SDDTs.

This article outlines the changes relating to credit risk corporate exposure classification and risk weights under the standardised approach, as part of UK’s implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

This article outlines the changes relating to credit risk retail exposure classification and risk weights under the standardised approach, as part of UK’s implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

This article outlines the changes relating to exposures to institutions under the standardised approach of credit risk, as part of UK’s implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

This article outlines the changes to exposures to MDBs under the standardised approach of credit risk, as part of UK’s implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

This article outlines the changes relating to real estate exposures and risk weights under the standardised approach of credit risk, as part of UK’s implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

This article provides an overview of the near-final rules concerning exposures in default under the standardised credit risk approach, as part of the UK's implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

This article provides an overview of the near-final rules regarding the off-balance sheet items under the standardised approach, as part of the UK's implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

On 12 September 2024, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the second part of its near-final rules on the implementation of Basel 3.1 standards through Policy Statement 9/24 (PS9/24). This article focuses on the key changes in comparison to the PRA’s earlier consultation paper(s), in each of the major risk areas.

This article outlines the key changes to the calculation of own funds requirement for operational risk, as part of the implementation of Basel 3.1 standards (PS17/23).

This article outlines the reporting changes, as part of UK’s implementation of Basel 3.1 (PS9/24).

This article outlines the key changes to the calculation of Credit valuation adjustment and counterparty credit risk, as part of the implementation of Basel 3.1 standards (PS17/23).

This article outlines the key changes to the calculation of market risk capital requirements as part of the implementation of Basel 3.1 standards (PS17/23).

On 12 December 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published near-final rules on the implementation of Basel 3.1 standards through Policy Statement 17/23 (PS17/23). PS17/23 covers near-final rules on market risk; credit valuation adjustment (CVA) and counterparty credit risk (CCR); operational risk; interactions with the PRA’s Pillar 2 framework; and, re-denominate currency references to pound sterling (GBP).