The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a Report to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on Basel III Implementation. The implementation period for Basel III capital requirements starts from 1 January 2013 and includes transitional arrangements until 1 January 2019. At the time of the report, 8 of the 27 member jurisdictions of the Basel Committee have issued their final set of Basel III related regulations (being Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia,