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The European Council and the European Parliament reached
agreement on a proposal for new bank capital standards,
implementing the Basel 3 agreement. The new rules will be voted on
by the European Parliament on 15 April 2013 and are expected to be
adopted without any material changes. The rules, known as the
"CRD 4 package" provide for:
additional capital requirements
liquidity requirements
capital conservation buffers
systemic risk buffers
additional requirements for variable remuneration policies
governance and transparency requirements.
The CRD 4 package is expected to directly apply to banks and
investment firms as of 1 January 2014.
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