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BBA Financial Markets and Services

bbasemester 6

BBA Financial Markets and Services Chapter Wise Questions

Past TU exam questions for Financial Markets and Services, organised chapter by chapter with solutions.

Asked on 2025 Exam
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Capital adequacy is a measure of the financial strength of a bank expressed as a ratio of its capital to its risk weighted assets. This ratio indicates a bank's ability to maintain adequate capital in the form of equity and subordinated debts to meet any unexpected losses. Directive number 1 of the Unified directives has made provision about the capital adequacy requirement for commercial banks. Under this directive, commercial banks are required to maintain minimum common equity tier I ratio of 6%, Tier I capital ratio of 8.5% and total capital ratio of 11% based on Basel III framework. The following is an extract from the annual report of ABC Bank (Rs in millions)

Particulars Amount (Rs)
Paid up capital ✓  8,000
Statutory general reserve 1,200
Retained earnings ✓   800
Capital redemption reserve ✓   300
Exchange equalization reserve 30
Investment adjustment reserve ✓   200
General loan loss provision ✓   700
Intangible assets —  50
Investment in equity of institutions with financial interest —  400
Subordinated term debt ←  100
Risk weighted balance sheet exposure for credit risk 65,000
Risk weighted off balance sheet exposure for credit risk 16,000
Risk weighted exposure for operational risk 3,000
Risk weighted exposure for market risk 200
Adjustment under Pillar II— 3,000
Perpetual non-cumulative preference share capita 50
Perpetual debt instruments 70
Stock premium ↘ 10

a. Calculate additional tier 1 capital, common equity tier 1 (CET 1) and Tier 1 capital.
b. Calculate supplementary capital and total capital of the bank.
c. Calculate total risk weighted exposure.
d. Calculate capital adequacy ratio of the bank. Does the bank have sufficient capital to meet NRB capital requirements?
e. Describe the significance of capital adequacy.

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