Bank of England proposes three-pronged leverage ratio

FPC recommends ‘supplementary leverage ratios' for UK's biggest banks

The Bank of England

The Bank of England (BoE) today proposed the introduction of a three-pronged leverage ratio regime for UK banks that could force the country's largest lenders to finance 3.9% of their activities with equity from 2016.

The BoE's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is recommending an overall framework that comprises a countercyclical leverage ratio buffer and a ‘supplementary leverage ratio' for systemically important banks, in addition to the 3% minimum.

The FPC also wants powers to direct the

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.