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Supervisory guidance for managing risks associated with the settlement of foreign exchange transactions

Supervisory guidance for managing risks associated with the settlement of foreign exchange transactions – consultative document, August 2012

  • “Since the BCBS’s Supervisory guidance for managing settlement risk in foreign exchange transactions (2000) was published, the foreign exchange market has made significant strides in reducing the risks associated with the settlement of FX transactions. Substantial FX settlement-related risks remain, however, not least because of the rapid growth in the FX trading. The consultative document aims to review and update the last supervisory guidance in order to ensure that such risks are properly managed: it will provide a more comprehensive and detailed view on governance arrangements and the management of principal risk, replacement cost risk and all other FX settlement-related risks. In addition, it promotes the use of payment-versus-payment arrangements, where practicable, to reduce principal risk. The guidance is organised into seven “guidelines” that address governance, principal risk, replacement cost risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, legal risk, and capital for FX transactions.”
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