# Core capital, hard (core tier one)

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## Definition

Under Basel III, based on the legal form of a bank and comprising only issued shares and retained earnings. All other capital components, even if they are designed to cover losses, such as silent participations or profit participation capital, can only be recognized as other tier one capital and then at 1.5 percent of the future core capital ratio of 8.5 percent. - See stress test. - Cf. BaFin Annual Report 2011, p. 153 (definition of hard core capital by the EBA). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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