In 1431 he was deputed by John II, king of Castile, to attend the council of Basel, in which he made himself conspicuous by his learning.

Since the donation of the Abbey Moutier-Grandvalto and all its possessions to Bishop Adalbero II in 999 till the Reformation, Basel was ruled by prince-bishops ( see Bishop of Basel, whose memory is preserved in the crosier shown on the Basel coat-of-arms – see above ).

In 1019 the construction of the cathedral of Basel ( known locally as the Münster ) began under German Emperor Heinrich II.

In 1459 Pope Pius II endowed the University of Basel where such notables as Erasmus of Rotterdam and Paracelsus later taught.

True to the practice observed in preceding papal elections, the German court nominated another candidate, Cadalus, bishop of Parma, who was proclaimed Pope at the council of Basel under the name of Honorius II.

For example, under the Basel II agreement of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, banking regulators can allow banks to use credit ratings from certain approved CRAs ( called " ECAIs ", or " External Credit Assessment Institutions ") when calculating their net capital reserve requirements.

Under both Basel II and SEC regulations, not just any CRA's ratings can be used for regulatory purposes.

The Basel II guidelines ( paragraph 91, et al.

The structure of the Basel II agreements meant that CDOs capital requirement rose ' exponentially '.

For example under Basel II, a AAA rated securitization requires capital allocation of only 0. 6 %, a BBB requires 4. 8 %, a BB requires 34 %, whilst a BB (-) securitization requires a 52 % allocation.

Think-tanks such as the World Pensions Council have argued that European powers such as France and Germany pushed dogmatically and naively for the adoption of the so-called “ Basel II recommendations ”, adopted in 2005, transposed in European Union law through the Capital Requirements Directive ( CRD ), effective since 2008.

Think-tanks such as the World Pensions Council ( WPC ) have argued that most European governments pushed dogmatically for the adoption of the Basel II recommendations, adopted in 2005, transposed in European Union law through the Capital Requirements Directive ( CRD ), effective since 2008.

This emphasis on adequate, risk adjusted determination of capital has been further enhanced by modifications to banking regulations such as Basel II.

* Conversion Factor, a synonym for Exposure at default ( EAD ) in Basel II

* Basel II

* Probability of default, used in finance ( Basel II )

This has grown to be especially important in view of recent developments and international standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Basel II and IFRS.

** Basel II, the second ( 2004 ) accord on banking capital

After the outbreak of World War II, rehearing became increasingly more difficult, and in 1940 the rehearsal space changed yet again, first to the City of Basel Music Academy, then to the kindergarten at the Basel Mission.

The town was probably built by the Bishop of Basel, Heinrich II von Thun, between 1225 ( mention of domum de Bilne ) and 1230 ( mention of in urbe mea de Beuna ).

Regulatory Arbitrage after the Basel ii framework and the 8th Company Law Directive of the European Union.

This concept makes up the framework of the 15th century book Ship of Fools ( 1494 ) by Sebastian Brant, which served as the inspiration for Bosch's famous painting, Ship of Fools: a ship — an entire fleet at first — sets off from Basel to the paradise of fools.

The identification and measurement of operational risk is a real and live issue for modern-day banks, particularly since the decision by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ( BCBS ) to introduce a capital charge for this risk as part of the new capital adequacy framework ( Basel II ).

* Operational Risk in the Basel ii framework

* Revised international capital framework is the text of the new Basel II Accord.

The latest capital adequacy framework is commonly known as Basel III.

* Basel II: Revised international capital framework

In general, the disclosures under Pillar 3 apply to the top consolidated level of the banking group to which the Basel II framework applies.

On July 16, 2008 the federal banking and thrift agencies ( the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision ) issued a final guidance outlining the supervisory review process for the banking institutions that are implementing the new advanced capital adequacy framework ( known as Basel II ).

For public consultation, a series of proposals to enhance the Basel II framework was announced by the Basel Committee.

It releases a consultative package that includes: the revisions to the Basel II market risk framework ; the guidelines for computing capital for incremental risk in the trading book ; and the proposed enhancements to the Basel II framework.

A final package of measures to enhance the three pillars of the Basel II framework and to strengthen the 1996 rules governing trading book capital was issued by the newly expanded Basel Committee.

These measures include the enhancements to the Basel II framework, the revisions to the Basel II market-risk framework and the guidelines for computing capital for incremental risk in the trading book.

* Basel II: Revised international capital framework

The Basel Accords, published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision housed at the Bank for International Settlements, sets a framework on how banks and depository institutions must calculate their capital.

In the banking sector worldwide, the Basel Accords are generally adopted by internationally active banks for tracking, reporting and exposing operational, credit and market risks.

Basel II, initially published in June 2004, was intended to create an international standard for banking regulators to control how much capital banks need to put aside to guard against the types of financial and operational risks banks ( and the whole economy ) face.

In India, Reserve Bank of India has implemented the Basel II standardized norms on 31 March 2009 and is moving to internal ratings in credit and AMA ( Advanced Measurement Approach ) norms for operational risks in banks.

In the banking sector worldwide, the Basel Accords are generally adopted by internationally active banks for tracking, reporting and exposing operational, credit and market risks.

The number of ratification for the entry-into force of the Ban Amendment is under debate: Amendments to the convention enter into force after ratification of " three-fourths of the Parties who accepted them " 17. 5 ; so far, the Parties of the Basel Convention could not yet agree whether this would be three fourth of the Parties that were Party to the Basel Convention when the Ban was adopted, or three fourth of the current Parties of the ConventionReport of COP 9 of the Basel Convention.

The Basel region, culturally extending into German Baden-Württemberg and French Alsace, reflects the heritage of its three states in the modern Latin name: " Regio TriRhena ".

About 23. 9 % of the workforce coming into Basel are coming from outside Switzerland, while 1. 0 % of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work.

Council of Basel, Ferrara and Florence ( 1431 – 1445 ) addressed church reform and reunion with the Eastern Churches, but split into two parties.

Although he was a Roman Catholic, his body was buried in the Basel Minster, despite its having been changed into a Reformed church several years earlier.

In 1943, he went into exile in Switzerland, exhibiting in Basel, Bern, and Zurich.

In the various controversies into which he was drawn, Beza often showed an excess of irritation and intolerance, from which Bernardino Ochino, pastor of the Italian congregation at Zurich ( on account of a treatise which contained some objectionable points on polygamy ), and Sebastian Castellio at Basel ( on account of his Latin and French translations of the Bible ) had especially to suffer.

In the following November the council elected the ambitious Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, as antipope under the name of Felix V. The conduct of France and Germany seemed to warrant this action, for King Charles VII of France had introduced the decrees of the Council of Basel, with slight changes, into France through the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges ( 7 July 1438 ), and the Diet of Mainz had deprived the Pope of most of his rights in the Empire ( 26 March 1439 ).

In 1377 the cities of Freiburg, Basel, Colmar, and Breisach entered into an alliance known as the Genossenschaft des Rappenpfennigs ( Rappenpfennig Collective ).

Around 35 million years ago, a rift valley of about 300 km long and 50 km wide came into being between the present cities of Basel and Frankfurt.

During the tertiary, the High Rhine continued West from Basel and flowed via the Doubs and the Saône, into the Rhône.

The provisions of the Basel convention have been integrated into the EU waste shipment regulation.

After losing out on a place in the UEFA Champions League following an away goals defeat to Basel, Celtic parachuted into the UEFA Cup.

The dioceses of Lausanne, Basel, Sion, Chur and Constance were all established before the new faith made inroads into the valley.

Bern entered into a series of agreements with Biel / Bienne, which led to a conflict with Biel's ruler, the Prince-Bishop of Basel in 1367-68.

The term Pharmacopoeia first appears as a distinct title in a work published at Basel in 1561 by Dr A. Foes, but does not appear to have come into general use until the beginning of the 17th century.

Gross ' appointment went hand-in-hand with the financial backing that had just been put into the club and it was not long until Basel returned to the top.

In the first group stage, Basel were drawn into Group B with Valencia CF, Liverpool, and Spartak Moscow.

After being the surprise package in Europe in the 2002 – 03 season, Basel could not bring this form into the UEFA Cup in 2003 – 04 as they were eliminated by Newcastle United in the second round after defeating Malatyaspor in the previous round.

Basel were then dropped into the UEFA Cup, where they met NK Široki Brijeg of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first round.

Basel sealed a 6 – 0 aggregate win and were drawn into Group E alongside RC Strasbourg, Roma, Red Star Belgrade, and Tromsø.

Basel were then drawn into a ' death group ' of Group D alongside SK Brann, Dinamo Zagreb, Hamburger SV and Rennes, all of which were ranked within the top three of their own leagues at the start of the stage.