Second, sound capital is the basis of sound banking.

其次，健全的资本是健全的银行的基础。

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One reasonably safe bet is that a new Basel agreement, however onerous, will provide the basis for a level playing field on capital and liquidity.

一个相当保险的押注是，新巴塞尔协议(不管多么繁重)，将会为两者在资本与流动性上的公平竞争提供基础。

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First, there is no sound basis for deciding how much capital is enough.

首先，我们缺乏可靠的根据来判定到底多少资本才是足够的。

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Their investment model chooses stocks on a valuation and return on capital basis.

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If the return-of-capital distributions shrink your tax basis down all the way to zero, then you have to start reporting them currently as capital gains.

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That figure can be used on the basis that capital investment has payback over subsequent years.

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