I believe it was the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision who issued Basel 2. It was published in June of 2004. It's objective was to create an international standard for banking regulator to use.

Basel II is the second set of recommendations released by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. These recommendations are directed towards international governments for the purpose of creating a standardized international banking system.

basel committee

The abbreciation BCBS stands for "Basel Committee on Banking Supervision", " Blue-Cross / Blue-Shield", "Bcb Hldg Wts 14", "Big Company, Big School" and "Bay City Baptist School".

Andrew J. Cornford has written:

'The Basle Committee's proposals for revised capital standards' -- subject(s): Bank capital, Basle Accord, Law and legislation

'Commentary on the Financial Stability Forum's Report of the Working Group on Capital Flows' -- subject(s): Capital movements, Financial crises, Prevention, Risk management

'The Basel Committee's proposals for revised capital standards' -- subject(s): Bank capital, Banking law, Banks and banking, Basle Accord, Basle Committee on Banking Supervision, Financial institutions, Law and legislation, State supervision