A bank with a high capital adequacy ratio is considered to be above the minimum requirements needed to suggest solvency. Therefore, the higher a bank's CAR, the more likely it is to be able to ...

Current leverage-based capital requirements are outdated, counterproductive and urgently need reform to better serve U.S.

After the GFC, the BCBS drafted the Basel III framework, with the aim of improving the stability of the international banking sector through higher capital requirements. The US has yet to finalize its ...

New Zealand’s capital requirements are meant to ensure banks survive a 1-in-200-year event. The next Reserve Bank governor will need to weigh the costs of relaxing the rules.