1.   He also said that KLSE and SC have also joined hands to restructure the present capital adequacy framework of brokerage houses to make it risk-based.

2.   The proposed risk-based capital adequacy framework is expected to be introduced next year.

3.   The uniform capital framework, formulated along the lines of the Basle Capital Accord, is based on weighting assets according to their perceived level of risk.

4.   Ahmad said the proposed regime entailed increasing the capital cushion and improving the capital adequacy framework to meet market risks on foreign exchange and interest rates.