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''Bank capital adequacy'' | ''Bank capital adequacy'' | ||
An additional cushion of capital which banks are required to hold, to protect them from breaching minimum capital requirements under conditions of stress. | An additional cushion of capital which banks are required to hold, to protect them from breaching minimum capital requirements under conditions of stress. | ||
Capital buffers must be held in the form of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital. | Capital buffers must be held in the form of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital. | ||
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* [[Stress]] | * [[Stress]] | ||
* [[Systemic Risk Buffer]] | * [[Systemic Risk Buffer]] | ||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 30 May 2020
Bank capital adequacy
An additional cushion of capital which banks are required to hold, to protect them from breaching minimum capital requirements under conditions of stress.
Capital buffers must be held in the form of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital.
