On September 11, the BCBS issued a report and an accompanying press release, which summarized the aggregate results of the latest Basel III monitoring exercise, using data as of December 31, 2013. The report covers analysis relating to matters including capital ratios, capital shortfalls, level of capital, composition of capital and leverage ratio.
Data, as of December 31, 2013, shows that most large internationally active banks now meet the Basel III risk-based capital minimum requirements, and capital shortfalls have been further reduced relative to the target levels.
A total of 227 banks participated in the study, comprising of 102 Group 1 banks (internationally active banks that have Tier 1 capital of more than EUR3 billion) and 125 Group 2 banks (a representative sample of all other banks). Report. Press release.
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