Resolution Buffer
Resolution Buffer is a bank-capital concept used to measure, require or preserve loss-absorbing resources available to support a bank through stress.
Resolution Buffer is a bank-capital concept used to measure, require or preserve loss-absorbing resources available to support a bank through stress.
How Resolution Buffer works
In practice, the metric or rule is read together with the bank's asset mix, liability structure, supervisory framework and stress assumptions. For Resolution Buffer, accounting treatment, regulatory definitions and management actions can all affect the reported number and its economic meaning.
Why it matters in markets
Resolution Buffer matters because bank solvency and liquidity are linked. A bank can appear well capitalized yet face funding stress, while liquidity actions can crystallize valuation losses and weaken capital.
How to interpret Resolution Buffer
Interpret Resolution Buffer together with regulatory definitions and the bank's actual balance-sheet composition. Compare current levels with internal or regulatory requirements, recent trends, peer banks and stress scenarios rather than relying on one period in isolation.
Limits and context
Resolution Buffer can differ across jurisdictions, accounting standards and supervisory regimes. Regulatory ratios are also snapshots and may not capture intraday liquidity, off-balance-sheet commitments or rapid changes in depositor behavior.
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