BoE: AT1 may be ‘inappropriate’ for leverage ratio

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BoE: AT1 may be ‘inappropriate’ for leverage ratio

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The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee said additional tier one (AT1) debt may be an "inappropriate" means of meeting leverage ratio requirements, in a paper published on Friday in which the FPC also said it could consider completely barring banks from using AT1 in the leverage ratio calculation.

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