New Zealand Banks' Vulnerabilities and Capital Adequacy /

The paper finds that, given New Zealand's conservative approach in implementing the Basel II framework, New Zealand banks' headline capital ratios underestimate their capital strength. A comparison with Canadian, UK and Australian banks highlights the impact of New Zealand's more cons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jang, B.
Other Authors: Kataoka, Masahiko
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/007
Online Access:Full text available on IMF