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       Posted on February 13th, 2012

Overview of the Capital Plans following the EBA Recommendation on the creation and supervisory oversight of temporary capital buffers to restore market confidence

The EBA’s Board of Supervisors have made a preliminary assessment of banks’ capital plans submitted in response to the EBA’s Recommendation on recapitalisation. Their review highlights that, in aggregate, the shortfalls are expected to be met primarily through direct capital measures. The measures are not viewed as having a negative impact on lending [...]


       Posted on February 13th, 2012

The Global Macroeconomic Costs of Raising Bank Capital Adequacy Requirements

This paper examines the transitional macroeconomic costs of a synchronized global increase in bank capital adequacy requirements under Basel III, as well as a capital increase covering globally systemically important banks. The analysis, using an estimated multi-country model, contributed to the work of the Macroeconomic Assessment Group analysis, especially in estimating the potential [...]


       Posted on February 9th, 2012

Reserve Requirements for Price and Financial Stability – When Are They Effective?

Reserve requirements are a prominent policy instrument in many emerging countries. The present study investigates the circumstances under which reserve requirements are an appropriate policy tool for price or financial stability. This paper considers a small open economy model with sticky prices, financial frictions and a banking sector that is subject to legal [...]


       Posted on February 7th, 2012

Financial Services: Safer & Stronger in 2012

Highlights:

Banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have $1.5 trillion in capital – the highest capital levels in the history of American banking.
The largest U.S. banks have increased Tier 1 capital – the core measure of a bank’s financial strength from a regulator’s point of view – by nearly 50 percent over the last [...]


       Posted on February 6th, 2012

The Commission’s CRD IV requires a deeper reading

This Commentary urges the European Parliament and EU Council to undertake a more thorough review of the draft Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRD IV), which implements Basel III in EU law. With a view to streamlining and tightening the proposal, the author argues that the most important amendments to consider are the introduction [...]


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