Additional tier-1 (AT-1) securities are hybrid instruments that rank between common equity tier-1 (CET-1) and subordinated debt (tier 2). Banks...

It stands for additional tier-1 security; additional tier-1 (AT-1) securities are hybrid instruments that rank between common equity tier-1 (CET-1)...

Broadly speaking, the credit quality of a bank is its financial solvency as manifested in its ability to continue its...

A sort of capital that is formed from, and consists of, both equity and debt components. In other words, it...

It stands for exposure at default; a measure of a bank's exposure to losses arising from defaulting loans. It represents...

A measure of a bank's exposure to losses arising from defaulting loans. It represents the total amount of potential losses...

An impairment allowance that is defined and set by a regulatory authority. By nature impairment allowances are created for impairment...

A hybrid instrument/ claim that has, in addition to debt features, other additional features, particularly its convertibility to equity and...

A ratio (capital ratio) that relates a bank's capital against its assets. It measures a bank's common equity tier 1...

A type of reserve that is created when an entity issues its shares for the first time to the public...