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''Bank regulation''
(NDA).


(LR).
A legally enforceable agreement to keep information confidential.


A requirement under Basel III regulations for regulated institutions to hold a minimum ratio of capital to absolute balance sheet outstandings (plus certain other items).
NDAs are very commonly used during commercial negotiations.


It is calculated as:


LR = Tier 1 capital / Leverage Ratio Exposure (LRE)
They are also known as ''confidentiality agreements''.




The leverage ratio is the long term capital ratio for banks by which their Tier 1 capital should in due course be at least 5% of their assets.
== See also ==
* [[Confidential information]]
* [[Confidentiality]]
* [[Data room]]
* [[Disclosure]]
* [[Due diligence]]


This will generally be that their shareholders funds will be >=5% of their loans although the definitions may be subject to domestic practices.
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
 
[[Category:The_business_context]]
 
Domestic regulators can set higher ratios and the USA has set higher ratios for eight Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) than for non-SIFIs.
 
 
'''Leverage Ratio Exposure'''
 
The [[Leverage Ratio Exposure]] (LRE) - for the purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio - includes certain other risk exposures, in addition to on-balance sheet assets.
 
 
== See also ==
* [[Basel III]]
* [[Countercyclical leverage ratio buffer]]
* [[G-SII ALRB]]
* [[Leverage]]
* [[Leverage Ratio Exposure]]
* [[Liquidity Coverage Ratio]]
*[[LRT]]
* [[Net Stable Funding Ratio]]
* [[Off balance sheet risk]]
*[[Systemically Important Financial Institution]]
*[[Tier 1]]

Revision as of 08:58, 1 June 2023

(NDA).

A legally enforceable agreement to keep information confidential.

NDAs are very commonly used during commercial negotiations.


They are also known as confidentiality agreements.


See also