Improved operating results for major U.S. banks, coupled with continued efforts by the banks to clean up their balance sheets, have resulted in a sizable increase in common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio figures for the industry compared to the end of 2014. While the country?s largest banks had already surpassed their CET1 targets as proposed by the Basel committee in 2013, some of them are in significantly better shape in terms of capital structure compared to their peers. This disparity is particu...
Improved operating results for major U.S. banks, coupled with continued efforts by the banks to clean up their balance sheets, have resulted in a sizable increase in common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio figures for the industry compared to the end of 2014. While the country?s largest banks had already surpassed their CET1 targets as proposed by the Basel committee in 2013, some of them are in significantly better shape in terms of capital structure compared to their peers. This disparity is particu...
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