Buffer Capital definition

Buffer Capital means, at any time, any or all items that, pursuant to National Regulations at such time, are eligible to be treated as buffer capital (Eigenmittelpuffer) under the Capital Adequacy Ordinance;
Buffer Capital means, at any time, any or all items that, pursuant to National Regulations at such time, are eligible to be treated as buffer capital (Eigenmittelpuffer) and to be included as buffer capital in the same manner as, or as a substitute for (other than with respect to any quantitative limits) Common Equity Tier 1 Capital in the calculation of the Buffer Capital Ratio within the meaning of the legislative report of the Federal Council dated 22 December 2010 in relation to a proposed amendment of the Swiss Banking Act concerning “too big to fail” (“Änderung des Bankengesetzes (too big to fail, TBTF)”);
Buffer Capital means, at any time, any item that is eligible to be treated as buffer capital (Eigenmittelpuffer) for systemically relevant banks (systemrelevante Banken) under National Regulations at such time.

Examples of Buffer Capital in a sentence

  • The minimum amount of Buffer Capital is €500,000 and the maximum amount is €20,000,000.

  • The Buffer Capital serves to cover unforeseen and unusual risks and the costs of Unilever APF insofar as these cannot be charged to the schemes as administration costs.

  • If such insurance is not applicable the Buffer Capital amounts to at least 0.3% of the total pension capital.

  • Tier 1 Buffer Capital Notes issued nil paid by the Issuer (the “U.S.$ Tier 1 BCNs”) and the CHF2,500,000,000 9 per cent.

  • The Tier 1 Buffer Capital Notes (“Tier 1 BCNs”) are issued by Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) II Limited (the “Issuer”), and are subject to these terms and conditions (the “Conditions”) and the detailed provisions of the pricing schedule relating to the Tier 1 BCNs (the “Pricing Schedule”).

  • Tier 1 Buffer Capital Notes issued nil paid by the Issuer (the “CHF Tier 1 BCNs” and, together with the U.S.$ Tier 1 BCNs, the “Nil-Paid Tier 1 BCNs”), in each case guaranteed by CSG, and subscribed by the Investor.

  • Tier 1 Buffer Capital Notes (the “New Tier 1 BCNs”) in exchange for delivery by the Investor to, or to the order of, CSG of the Relevant Tier 1 BCNs and the Relevant Hybrid Securities.


More Definitions of Buffer Capital

Buffer Capital means, at any time, any or all items that are eligible to be treated as buffer capital (Eigenmittelpuffer) pursuant to National Regulations at that time, including, if entered into force, the revised ordinance concerning capital adequacy and risk diversification for banks and securities traders of 1 June 2012, as applicable to CSG;
Buffer Capital means, at any time, any or all items that are eligible to be treated as buffer capital (Eigenmittelpuffer) pursuant to National Regulations at that time implementing the Swiss draft ordinance concerning capital adequacy and risk diversification for banks and securities traders (in its version of 5 December 2011) in relation to the revised Swiss Banking Act concerning “too big to fail”, which shall, if entered into force, be applicable to CSG;