The Association for Financial Markets in Europe's (Afme) report for the second quarter has shown that banks are making strong advances in their Basel III implementation. Between December 2013 and June 2015, 14 EU global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) increased their Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratios from 10.8% to 11.9% on a phased-in basis, and from 10.2% to 11.6% on an end-point basis.
September 22 2015