There has been increasing speculation that under Basel III regulators, i.e., The Federal Reserve, are considering raising the minimum supplementary ratio from the current proposal of 3 percent according to reports from Bloomberg, Reuters and other major new outlets on June 21, 2013. Current reporting according to “people with knowledge of the talks,” suggests a potential doubling of the minimum supplementary ratio from 3 percent to 6 percent. Banks in the US have yet to provide any disclosure on what their supplementary leverage ratio would look like. Advanced Approaches and Non-Advanced Approaches Under Basel III Under Basel III, regulators are proposing…
Basel III Requirements: A Look at Largest Banks
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