DBRS Publishes ‘A Quick Guide to 2018 European Bank Capital Requirements - TSCR, OCR, TCD, MDA’

DBRS Ratings Ltd (DBRS) published a commentary titled: “A Quick Guide to 2018 European Bank Capital Requirements - TSCR, OCR, TCD, MDA”.

Summary highlights of the commentary include:

• This quick guide explains the three dimensions of regulatory capital: i) Requirements, ii) Pillars & Buffers and iii) Capital Instruments.
• Capital requirements are complex due the existence of different requirements and the method of calculation.
• Market participants should be aware of the relevant dimensions of regulatory capital as breaching capital requirements has significant implications for banks.

This commentary is available at DBRS: A Quick Guide to 2018 European Bank Capital Requirements - TSCR, OCR, TCD, MDA.