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IT IS THE subject that lies at the heart of regulators’ attempts to strengthen the banking industry against future crises. Capital, the margin by which creditors are covered if the bank’s assets are liquidated, has become the cornerstone of the new regulatory framework that will shape the financial landscape.
The main conclusion is already clear. Following their abysmal failings over the past two years, banks will have to hold more capital, and that capital will have to be of a higher quality, especially shareholders’ equity.
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