Banking group
CA-2.5.1
On a consolidated basis, the Central Bank has set a minimum Risk Asset Ratio ('RAR') of 12.0% for all locally incorporated banks. Furthermore, on a solo basis, the parent bank of a group is required to maintain a minimum RAR of 8.0% (i.e. unconsolidated).
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This means where a bank is required to complete both form PIR (Appendix BR 5) and form PIRC (Appendix BR 6), 8.0% is the minimum RAR necessary for the solo bank (PIR), and 12.0% for the consolidated bank (PIRC).
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