Friday 24 June 2011

UK: interim PFC publishes Financial Stability Report

The interim Financial Policy Committee published its first Financial Stability Report today: see here or here (pdf). The report advises UK banks that they should take the opportunity provided by strong earnings to build capital during the transition to the new Basel III capital requirements. The Committee expects the Financial Services Authority to ensure that the proportion of retained earnings by banks is consistent with this advice.

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