A bilateral agreement whereby one party, the seller, sells a financial asset to another party, the buyer, to the effect...

An acronym for too big to fail; a bank, an insurance firm, or any type of financial institution that are...

A bank, an insurance firm, or any type of financial institution that are identified by a regulatory authority as potentially...

It stands for contingent capital note; a type of contingent convertible (CoCo)- contingent convertible bond- that is designed to automatically...

A type of contingent convertible (CoCo)- contingent convertible bond- that is designed to automatically recapitalize systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs)...

An instrument (capital instrument) that belongs to a bank's tier-2 capital. Tier-2 capital provides an additional source of capital whereby...

Write-down represents a reduction in the carrying value/ amount of an asset to reflect and record a decline in its...

Tier-1 capital is a layer of capital (for a bank or financial institution) that consists of common equity, minority interests,...

Write-down represents a reduction in the carrying value/ amount of an asset to reflect and record a decline in its...

An allowance (provision) that is created by a bank for potential impairment losses (that may arise from the loans and...