Portra / Getty Images A capital buffer is mandatory capital that financial institutions are required to hold in addition to other minimum capital requirements. Regulations targeting the creation ...

Like individuals, businesses must have an active credit history to obtain debt capital. Debt capital requires regular repayment with interest. The interest rates vary depending on the type of ...

Proposals for establishing an EU-wide definition for bank capital have caused a stir in the arcane world of hybrid regulation. The new rules will not come into effect until 2009, but what is proposed ...