The document released Wednesday by the European Commission called for "a temporary significantly higher capital ratio of highest-quality capital after accounting for exposure" to sovereign debt in systemically important banks.
They have significantly bolstered capital since 2008 and now boast core capital of 9% of assets, well above regulatory requirements.
Finally, we should significantly raise capital requirements for the financial sector — and the bigger the bank, the more capital you should need.
A planned stress-test of banks could indicate significantly larger capital shortfalls.
This, of course, significantly impedes capital formation, future economic growth, and further employment expansion.
"Having Mitsubishi on board will significantly lower capital expenditure going forward".
The consulting business requires significantly more capital than a firm's traditional auditing practice, and firms have scrambled to retain and attract their consulting employees.
Since all but a few of the biggest financial firms are being allowed to pay dividends, any argument that they should have significantly higher capital requirements is untenable.
Recently, Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, and Senator David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, said they would introduce a bill to require the biggest banks to hold significantly more capital.
