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''Banking - capital adequacy.''
''US securities regulation''


Basel 2.5 was an update to Basel II, which became effective in 2011.
A large and well-known issuer of securities which meets the requirements to qualify as a (well-known) seasoned issuer - 'WKSI' - under the relevant US regulations.


It increased regulatory capital requirements in relation to market trading risks.


Qualifying WKSIs enjoy certain advantages when issuing securities in the US.


Basel 2.5 is occasionally written as ''Basel II.5'', but this is rare.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Basel II]]
* [[Issuer]]
* [[Basel III]]
* [[Seasoned security]]
* [[Capital adequacy]]
* [[Security]]
* [[CRD IV]]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 24 July 2021

US securities regulation

A large and well-known issuer of securities which meets the requirements to qualify as a (well-known) seasoned issuer - 'WKSI' - under the relevant US regulations.


Qualifying WKSIs enjoy certain advantages when issuing securities in the US.


See also