Buffer

1. Bank regulation.

A minimum amount of capital or of high quality liquid assets, which banks are required to hold to protect them from failure under conditions of stress.

2.

More broadly, any financial or other provision or reserve, held to protect against contingencies.

See also

• Capital
• Capital buffer
• Capital Conservation Buffer
• Countercyclical buffer
• G-SII buffer
• HQLA
• Liquidity buffer
• Provision
• Reserves
• Stress
• Systemic risk buffer