Capital Conservation Buffer

(CCB).

A macroprudential capital adequacy requirement for all banks to build up an additional loss-absorbing capital cushion to improve their resilience to stresses.

Under Basel III the CCB is 2.5% of risk weighted assets.

See also

• Basel III
• Buffer
• Capital adequacy
• Countercyclical buffer
• CRD IV
• Macroprudential
• Total Loss Absorbing Capacity