Basel 2.5 and Deposit Guarantee Scheme: Difference between pages

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(DGS).

A scheme that guarantees certain bank depositors' funds (subject to specified limits) should the bank fail.

With effect from 2016, the guaranteed amount in the UK is limited to £75,000 (previously £85,000).

The limits were established as the approximate domestic currency equivalent of EUR 100,000.

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-''Banking - capital adequacy.''
+(DGS).
-Basel 2.5 was an update to Basel II, which became effective in 2011.
+A scheme that guarantees certain bank depositors' funds (subject to specified limits) should the bank fail.
-It increased the regulatory capital requirements in relation to market trading risks.
-== See also ==
+With effect from 2016, the guaranteed amount in the UK is limited to £75,000 (previously £85,000).
-* [[Basel II]]
-* [[Basel III]]
+The limits were established as the approximate domestic currency equivalent of EUR 100,000.
-* [[Capital adequacy]]
-* [[CRD IV]]
+==See also==
+* [[FSCS]]
+* [[Too Big To Fail]]
+* [[Systemically Important Financial Institution]]