It stands for capital adequacy ratio; a ratio that determines a bank's capacity to meet its liabilities and encounter certain...

A ratio that determines a bank's capacity to meet its liabilities and encounter certain types of risk such as credit...

An acronym for risk asset ratio; a measure of total regulatory capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets (RWAs). In...

A measure of total regulatory capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets (RWAs). In other words, it reflects the amount...

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...

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...