"Our basic goal is to preserve and enhance capital," said John Gunn, president and chief investment officer at Dodge & Cox.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council is likely to name GE Capital a so-called nonbank systemically important institution, a designation that carries a closer eye from regulators and enhanced capital requirements.
Mr. Tarullo also said large banks should have "enhanced capital requirements" that "can also help to offset any funding advantage derived from the perceived status of such institutions as too big to fail".
Investec analyst Ian Gordon said: When we downgraded to hold [ in January], we cited five primary concerns: (1) frothy 2013 sellside forecasts (2) payment protection insurance top-up risk (3) enhanced capital notes unwind (4) other income decline and (5) government overhang.
In that case, even rapid productivity growth may merely enhance capital's share of income, the return to capital, and the concentration of income and wealth.As with any sweeping narrative, Mr Piketty's book occasionally tries too hard to shoehorn history into the framework, and it doesn't always deal generously with inconvenient facts.
Ping An said that the proceeds would be used for acquisitions and to enhance capital efficiency.
Enhanced capital allowances for businesses setting up in new Scottish enterprise zones in Dundee, Irvine and Nigg.
Banks allocate their savings to competitive firms, entrepreneurs, individuals and governments to enhance capital accumulation and profitability.
"Our significantly enhanced capital position will ensure that the group can weather the severest of economic downturns and emerge strongly when the economy recovers".
"Innovation in digital technologies is reshaping the banking industry, and this investment is reflective of our belief that distributed ledger technology and smart contracts have the potential to significantly enhance capital markets infrastructure.
However, this article shows that while the bilateral route does enhance capital's rights at the expense of state autonomy, the process is far from an inexorable, linear progression.
