capital base

Japanese accounting rules require that any loss existing at the end of the quarter must be deducted from the bank's capital base.

At the moment, Chinese banks are busy raising funds to shore up their capital base after a year of massive lending.

But it said the extra cash "will also support the existing capital base to accommodate regulatory changes and business growth" .

Over the past two years the federal government boosted the bank's capital base with two long-term loans worth 180 billion reais.

The equity of this reinforced Lehman would have been $43 billion, roughly double the size of its old capital base.

Japan's banks are allowed to invest some of their capital base -- the pool of funds against which they lend money -- in stocks.

It is being sold mainly because its parent bank, which turned down funds from the British government, wants to bolster its capital base.

We are certain that the rate of per-share progress will diminish in the future - a greatly enlarged capital base will see to that.

Even with a more modest capital base of $10 billion, Istikhlaf will stand a reasonable chance of picking up lucrative finance deals.

They have owned or guaranteed almost half of the $12 trillion in outstanding mortgages with a small capital base.

The system, he adds, needs a much-enlarged capital base, while the tax bias that favours debt over equity should be eliminated.

Executives said that while federal funds were used to improve their capital base, banks have done what they can to expand lending.

Such restrictions will help shore up a firm's capital base before it reaches a point of no return.

Infrastructure is limited and too expensive, and the human capital base is not deep enough.

losses continue to mount at lenders and among investors, eroding their capital base and keeping lenders cautious.

capital base: Total capital of an organization, i. e. capital plus reserves.

gearing ratio [IFC]: Ratio of outstanding investments and guarantees to the capital Base.

One downside is the need to regenerate the capital base once every generation, though some have mitigated this by bringing in outsiders.

Capital base has positive impact on the cross regional bank and has few impact on the city commercial bank.

It will have an initial capital base of about $418 million and focus on commercial and private banking, as well as corporate finance.

The advent of Basel III could add significantly to the value of their RWAs, requiring either deleveraging or an increased capital base.

The moves follow a 31% drop in AIG's stock price on Friday amid concern that its capital base isn't sufficient to cover its obligations.

Most serious players spread their costs, including staff and equipment, across a large capital base.

We have a sound capital base, strong liquidity, unmatched global experience with worldwide reach, and extraordinary people.

Clearly, if the pair continue to lose money for much longer, their capital base will be eroded.

[B] UBS's capital base has obtained adequate financial support to digest is debt.

Overall, the ECB's balance sheet has grown to almost 2 trillion euros. It has a capital base of 78 billion euros.

Bank of America needed to raise cash to bolster its capital base.

The acquisition also reduced its capital base.

Rival MetLife sold $2. 3bn of new shares last month to strengthen its capital base.

The Asia Development Bank says it plans to increase its capital base by 200 percent to $165 billion.

The capital base of China's banks is less solid than it looks.

The calculation of the capital base is based on the Capital Rules effective from 1 January 2007.

Cosmos has seen its capital base eroded in the wake of a crisis in unsecured consumer lending last year.

That is a risk, because it can weaken the banks' capital base and because the assets can fall further in value.