CA-2.1 CA-2.1 Introduction
CA-2.1.1
Regulatory Capital is the sum of the following three components (as defined in Rules CA-2.2.1 to CA-2.2.4), subject to the restrictions set out in Section CA-2.3:Tiers 1 and 2: May be used to support credit risk and market risk; andTier 3: May be used solely to support market risk.October 07CA-2.1.2
For a
branch of a foreign bank operating as a retail bank licensee, a designated amount of capital is required, as agreed between the CBB and the licensee, taking into consideration the gearing requirement stated in Section CA-10.1.October 07