Their maxim for the past couple of years has been simple: the higher the capital ratio – specifically equity as a proportion of risk-weighted assets – the better.

过去两三年里，他们有一句很简短的口头禅：资本比例——具体地说就是股本对风险加权资产的比例——越高越好。

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Its ratio of equity to tier-one capital will rise from 7% to 8.5% if the rights issue is completed.

如果増股顺利完成，汇丰的权益资本占一级资本的比率将从7%上升到8.5%。

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Ifc risk assets-equity ratio: ratio calculated by measuring the risk content of ifc 's assets in relation to the sum of paid-in capital and retained earnings.

国际金融公司风险资产-股本比率：根据国际金融公司资产的风险含量与已缴资本和留存盈利之间的关系计算出来的比率。

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Mr Miles said that the optimal ratio of core tier one equity capital to risk-weighted assets would be 19%.

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The Vickers Commission, set up the chancellor, recommended that there should be a ratio of 4.06% of pure equity capital to gross loans and investments, as what is known as a "backstop leverage cap", for the biggest banks.

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