Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland
11:15 am
Mr. Richie Boucher:
No, but we are continuing to look at that. There is a particular capital issue in regard to debt for equity, particularly under the Basel III rules, because where equity is involved in a situation, the capital requirement is probably eight to nine times what it is for a loan. We will look at debt for equity, but there is a technical issue for a debt for equity swap. If we take equity as part of a swap, for example for a corporate body, we provide fully against that. Therefore, we make a provision up front. That is our policy. Where equity is provided in a distress scenario, we provide up front for it.
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