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Primary Loss Absorbing Capital.
Risk-Free Rate.


Used, especially in the UK, to refer to equity and bail-in-able long term debt of banks that can be written down in case of financial distress. It includes both equity and bail-in-able long-term debt.
The abbreviation 'RFR' usually refers to risk-free benchmark interest rates, such as SONIA.


Also known as ''near'' risk-free rates, recognising that such rates are never entirely risk-free.


== See also ==


*[[Capital adequacy]]
Theoretically risk free rates of ''investment'' return, for example in the Capital asset pricing model, are more often designated by 'Rf' or 'rf'.


*[[SLAC]] - Secondary Loss Absorbing Capital


*[[GCLAC]] also referred to as GLAC - gone-concern loss absorbing capital
==See also==
*[[Capital asset pricing model]]
*[[RFR WG]]
*[[Risk-free rate of return]]
*[[Risk-free rates]]
*[[SONIA]]


[[Category:Regulation_and_Law]]
[[Category:Corporate_financial_management]]
[[Category:Managing_Risk]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 18:33, 1 December 2018

Risk-Free Rate.

The abbreviation 'RFR' usually refers to risk-free benchmark interest rates, such as SONIA.

Also known as near risk-free rates, recognising that such rates are never entirely risk-free.


Theoretically risk free rates of investment return, for example in the Capital asset pricing model, are more often designated by 'Rf' or 'rf'.


See also