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    Banks will have to set aside more profits or even raise capital as protection against hard times. New rules proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to be phased in from 2012. Proposals will introduce stricter limits on what counts as top-level assets.

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    Banks will have to set aside more profits or even raise capital as protection against hard times. New rules proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to be phased in from 2012. Proposals will introduce stricter limits on what counts as top-level assets.

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    Tighter Basel II Norms

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    Banks will have to set aside more profits or even raise capital as protection against hard times. New rules proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to be phased in from 2012. Proposals will introduce stricter limits on what counts as top-level assets.

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    Banks face tighter capital

    standards under Basel


    REUTERS would result in more resilient prove and the economic re- I assets will be phased out. The
    Zurich, 17 December banks and a sounder banking covery is assured, with the aim United States had wanted to
    and financial system. of implementation by end- keep hybrid capital as part
    ig banks will have to set “They will promote a bet- 2012,” the committee said in of core capital, while Euro-

    B aside more profits or


    even raise capital as pro-
    tection against hard times un-
    ter balance between financial
    innovation and sustainable
    growth,” he said. The an-
    a statement.
    “The committee will put in
    place appropriate measures
    peans believed it should on-
    ly be common equity.
    In a report released for
    der tighter proposals from in- nouncement contained little and grandfathering arrange- consultation, the committee
    ternational regulators set to detail on the size of a planned ments for a sufficiently long made up of bank regulators
    be phased in from 2012. global leverage ratio which period to ensure a smooth tran- from more than 20 countries
    The new rules proposed by would limit banks’ ability to sition to the new standards.” said that under current rules,
    the Basel Committee on Bank- lend but the committee said Under the plan, the “pre- banks could hold as little
    ing Supervision will introduce the new standards would prob- dominant” form of top-qual- as 2 per cent of common eq-
    stricter limits on what counts ably take effect by the end ity Tier-I capital must be com- uity to risky assets.
    as top-level assets and on risk of 2012. It said there would be mon shares and retained earn- Banks will be subject to
    exposure from trading in de- a grace period for transition. ings and limits will apply to a capital charge for mark-to-
    rivatives and securities. “The fully calibrated set of other qualifying assets. market losses associated with
    Basel Committee Chairman standards will be developed Current rules allowing hy- a deterioration in the cred-
    Nout Wellink said the pro- by the end of 2010 to be phased brid or debt-like capital to itworthiness of a counter-
    posals, released on Thursday, in, as financial conditions im- make up 15 per cent of Tier- party.

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