Big banks failed to meet Basel III in 2011

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Series Details 5.4.12
Publication Date 05/04/2012
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Twenty-seven of Europe’s biggest banks would have been short of a combined €242bn in capital if tough global bank safety rules had kicked in 2011, research from the European Banking Authority published in April 2012 showed.
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ESO: Background information: Banks face €350bn Basel III shortfall http://www.europeansources.info/record/banks-face-e350bn-basel-iii-shortfall/
EBA: Publications: Quantitative Impact Study: Basel III monitoring exercise http://www.eba.europa.eu/Publications/Quantitative-Impact-Study/Basel-III-monitoring-exercise.aspx
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