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January 2008

Bank capital: Premium for protection

by Alex Chambers and Jethro Wookey

The priority for banks in 2008 will be shoring up balance sheets by raising capital.


Various losses, problems with SIVs and a contracting ABCP market have forced assets back onto balance sheets and stretched many banks’ capital ratios. But with investors still wary, banks are paying huge premiums for the precious capital.


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