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Some G-Sibs’ capital exceeds Basel III provisions – BIS study

Certain jurisdictions demand higher-quality capital than is required under post-GFC rules

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Dan Hinge

The Basel III capital reforms are being unevenly applied across global systematically important banks, Bank for International Settlements researchers have found.

The rules governing the amounts of capital banks hold in reserve were introduced following the 2008 financial crisis. They include risk-based requirements, as well as non-risk-based leverage ratio requirements that serve as a backstop.

Patrizia Baudino together with six of her colleagues at the BIS collected risk-based and leverage ratio

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