New European Banking rules tougher than expected

The European Banking Authority is to set a higher than expected capital threshold of 9%.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e555e7e8-f427-11e0-bdea-00144feab49a.html

Global regulators insist that the new bank capital requirements will have a “tiny” impact on global growth — around 0.3%.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04f5977c-f38f-11e0-b98c-00144feab49a.html