What counts as bank capital?

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Sun May 2 22:44:16 PDT 1999


That is to say, when the Basle Accord requires that banks should have capital equal to 8% of their risk assets, what counts as a non-risk asset?

If this is too simple-minded a question to be answered in an email, a citation to something in layman's terms would be greatly appreciated.

Michael

__________________________________________________________________________ Michael Pollak................New York City..............mpollak at panix.com



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