Minimum Capital Requirements

• Published in: Handbook of Basel III Capital pp. 11 - 38
• Main Author: Ramirez, Juan
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2017; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
• Subjects: Basel III regulations; capital conservation buffer; cushion of capital; FINANCE & ACCOUNTING; going concern basis; gone concern basis; G‐SIB Methodology; minimum capital requirements; regulatory capital

Any financial institution subject to Basel III regulations is required to hold certain types and amounts of capital to help it meet its obligations as they fall due. This chapter addresses the minimum capital requirements for banks. Many analyses have been performed to test the reliability of the cr...