On May 27, 2022, the Basel Committee met to contend with matters related to climate related financial risks, cryptoassets, G-SIB assessment methodology, and risks and vulnerabilities in the global banking system. Notably, the Committee finalized principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks. They finalized a principles-based approach to improve risk management and supervisory practices devised to mitigate risks associated with climate-related financial risks; and these principles were drafted to include proportional application based on a “diverse range of banking systems”.

The Committee further issued a consultation on “the prudential treatment of banks’ cryptoasset exposures” as a follow-up to its consultation released in 2021 on the ‘Prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures’. The recently released consultation aims to aid in the continued development of a “global minimum prudential framework” to address risks related to cryptoassets. The Basel Committee also reviewed European Banking Union methodologies on cross-border exposures, as well as risk and vulnerabilities to the global banking system in light of the Ukraine conflict.

More information on the Basel Committee’s May 27^th meeting is available here.