optimal CR is tighter relative to the pre-crisis benchmark. Optimal CR is also bank specific, and tighter for large banks than … for small banks. This is for three reasons. First, allowing small banks to take more leverage enables them to potentially … grow faster, leading to a growth effect. Second, although more leverage by small banks results in a higher exit rate, these …

bank capital and therefore set the minimum capital-adequacy requirements for banks. The new Basel bank capital regime … the financial risk toolkit for practitioners. This risk modeling enhancement provides incentives for banks to upgrade … regulatory capital requirements for banks. For those locally-incorporated banks that have offshore banking operations, the …

bank capital that is able to absorb losses of banks, without hindering the continued operations of banks. The qualitative … resolution nor do they relate to the additional capital requirements imposed on systematically important banks. They also are not … binding effects between banks and their shareholders and bond investors. Another topic addressed in this contribution concerns …

banks and supervisory authorities of all EU member states. This paper describes the design and structure of the new data set …