The 'Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer

question 32

Multiple Choice

The 'counter-cyclical capital buffer':

• A)can be imposed by APRA during periods of high credit growth in the banking system
• B)form part of the Basel III reforms
• C)should discourage excessive growth in risky bank assets during periods of high growth
• D)is an additional equity buffer of 2.5 per cent of a bank's risk-weighted assets
• E)All of these.

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