That implies cuts to bonuses and, possibly, straightforward capital-raisings since the Financial Policy Committee thinks bank boards should "give serious consideration to raising external capital in coming months".
As a business problem, then, energy efficiency is straightforward: make a capital investment now to incur savings in operating costs in the future.
I would ask straightforward questions about capital punishment, religion, abortion, or gun control, then place them on the scale ranging from weak liberals to card-carrying conservatives.
The current US leader also accused congressional Republicans of using the "pretty straightforward" issue as political capital as the government hurdles toward a shutdown on 1 October, when the law funding its operation expires.
Raising capital proved straightforward, and it was possible to present a Bill for the line in the 1837 session of Parliament.
He described the financing arrangements as a "perfectly straightforward way of raising working capital for the club".
Some of Long-Term Capital's liabilities were straightforward loans.
In the capital, where nothing is straightforward and spending cuts are deep, local authorities are struggling to cope.
However, one of those involved in the plans said the aim was straightforward: "It's about bringing companies who need capital closer to the providers of capital.
There are three straightforward ways for banks to increase their capital ratios.
