Wednesday, Nov 26, 2008

Taking Stock after the Action

Bloomberg: Brown’s ‘Churchill’ Moment Masks Failure of Regulator He Built

The Crumblin' Rock, B&B, Bonuses, banking traumas and where regulation went wrong.

Posted by alan @ 11:41 AM (228 views) Add Comment

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1. icarus said...

Banks participating in the govt's bailout have to hold Tier 1 capital (equity capital+preferred shares) of at least 9% of the assets they control. So what happens when the bank's share price suddenly takes a 40% hit (as has happened recently)?

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 02:39PM Report Comment
 

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