Contingent convertible capital and Foreign currency exchange rate: Difference between pages

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The price for a foreign exchange transaction.

Also known as the foreign exchange rate.

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-Contingent convertible capital is made up of hybrid capital securities that, through a conversion mechanism, provide additional capital available to absorb losses when the capital of the issuing institution falls below a certain level. They are generally used by banks in meeting regulatory capital requirements.
+The price for a foreign exchange transaction.
-"Contingent convertible capital securities" is frequently and conveniently abbreviated to "CoCos".
+Also known as the ''foreign exchange rate''.
-The [[BIS]]'s quarterly report of September 2013 has a useful [http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt1309f.pdf primer] on CoCos.
+== See also ==
+* [[Cross rates]]
+* [[Foreign currency]]
-==See also==
+* [[Foreign exchange]]
-*[[BIS]]
+* [[Forward foreign exchange rate]]
-*[[Capital]]
+* [[FRS 23]]
-*[[Capital adequacy]]
-*[[Hybrid]]
-*[[PLAC]]
-*[[PONV]]
-*[[Principal write down]]