And Leo Hindery Jr., a Democratic businessman who has worked in media and private equity, dipped a toe in the race earlier this year but later decided against running.
If it allowed the bank's tangible common equity to dip below 3percentthathat would give Wells a bigger buffer.
"We see a year or more when equity markets dip (and then recover) each time the Fed moves to (or toward) ending its ultra-easy policy".
Bank's return on equity could dip to as low or 10 or 12percentt, he added.
But after the market sell-off, that equity allocation dipped to around 38percentt.
The equity market dipped, but then shrugged off Moskow's comments.
What's more, the equity has dipped below key short-term support at its rising 10-day moving average.
Oracle's return on equity has dipped from its predeal 37%, indicating the purchase wasn't a good use of cash.
And so began a parlor game: Which private equity firm would dip into the public trough first?
But venture investors seem alright with buying equity during the dip.
