Capital Management Explained: Bank Capital Ratios, ICAAP, and Basel III

🏦 What are capital ratios, ICAAP, stress tests, buffers, and AT1 instruments — and why are they so important in banking? In this video, we break down capital management explained, one of the most critical disciplines in modern banking.

You’ll learn:
✔️ What bank capital really is — the safety cushion that protects depositors and creditors
✔️ The different types of capital: CET1, AT1, and Tier 2
✔️ Key regulatory capital ratios: CET1 ratio, Total Capital Ratio, and Leverage Ratio
✔️ Why Basel III reforms changed capital rules after the 2008 financial crisis
✔️ How banks use buffers like the Capital Conservation Buffer and Countercyclical Buffer
✔️ The role of ICAAP and SREP in capital planning and supervision
✔️ How stress tests by the Bank of England and EBA shape capital strategies
✔️ The importance of RAROC and capital allocation across business divisions
✔️ Contingency actions banks take when capital runs low — from cutting dividends to raising AT1 instruments
✔️ Why managing capital is about balancing regulation, profitability, and resilience

💡 By the end, you’ll understand how capital acts as the shock absorber of banking, why regulators demand it, and how banks optimise it to survive crises and remain profitable.

If you’re a banking professional, finance student, or just curious about how banks really work behind the scenes, this video will give you the complete picture.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro: Why Capital Management Matters
00:22 What Bank Capital Really Is
02:20 CET1, AT1, and Tier 2 Explained
03:26 Basel III and Capital Ratios
04:39 Stress Tests, ICAAP, and SREP
05:45 Capital Allocation and RAROC
06:35 Buffers: Capital Conservation, Countercyclical, Systemic
07:22 Contingency Planning: Raising Capital in a Crisis
08:03 Balancing Regulation, Profitability, and Stability
08:41 Summary and Final Thoughts

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