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The Leverage Ratio : A New Binding Limit on Banks

Excessive leverage by banks is widely believed to have contributed to the global financial crisis. To address this, the international community has proposed the adoption of a non-risk-based capital measure, the leverage ratio, as an additional prud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	D'Hulster, Katia
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ARBITRAGE ASSET BASE ASSET PRICES ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES ASSET-LIABILITY MISMATCH ASSETS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK ASSETS BANK BALANCE SHEET BANK EQUITY BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK HOLDING BANK HOLDING COMPANIES BANK HOLDING COMPANY BANKING CRISIS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SUPERVISION BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BROKER BROKER DEALER BROKER DEALERS BUSINESS CYCLE CAPITAL ACCORD CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENTS CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CASH FLOWS CONSOLIDATION CORPORATE BONDS CORRECTIVE ACTION CREDIT EXPOSURES CREDIT INSTRUMENTS CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDIT RISK DEBT DEBT OBLIGATION DEPENDENT DERIVATIVES DIRECT INVESTMENT DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC CREDIT MARKET EMERGING-MARKET EQUITY FUND EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXPOSURE EXPOSURES FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INNOVATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL REFORMS FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FUTURE CASH FLOWS GLOBAL BANKING GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM HOLDING COMPANIES HOLDING COMPANY INDEBTEDNESS INDIVIDUAL BANK INDIVIDUAL BANKS INDIVIDUAL FIRM INSTRUMENT INTANGIBLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS INTANGIBLES INTERNATIONAL BANKING INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT BANKS JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS LENDING PRACTICES LETTERS OF CREDIT LEVERAGE LEVERAGE RATIO LEVERAGE RATIOS LIABILITY LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY RISK LOAN LOAN GUARANTEE LOAN LOSS LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS LONG-TERM ASSETS MARKET RISK MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICY NET CAPITAL POLICY RESPONSE POLICY RESPONSES PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIOS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION PRUDENTIAL REGULATION PUBLIC POLICY RECEIVABLES REGULATOR REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY CAPITAL RESERVE BANK RESERVES RETURN RETURN ON EQUITY RISK PROFILE RISK PROFILES RISK SENSITIVITY SETTLEMENTS SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES SUBSIDIARIES SUPERVISORY AGENCY TAX TIER 1 CAPITAL TRANCHES TRANSACTION VALUATION WHOLESALE MARKETS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11800141/leverage-ratio http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10224

The Leverage Ratio : A New Binding Limit on Banks

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