Capital conservation buffer
The capital conservation buffer (CCoB) is a capital buffer amounting to 2.5% of a bank’s total exposures. It must be made up of Common Equity Tier 1 capital. This buffer is in addition to the 4.5% minimum requirement for Common Equity Tier 1 capital. Its objective is to conserve a bank’s capital. If a bank’s CCoB falls below 2.5%, automatic safeguards apply which limit the amount of dividend and bonus payments the bank can make.
CCoB rates are updated on a monthly basis (last updated: 02 June 2021 ).
Interactive map of the euro area
The following map shows current CCoB rates set in Europe:
Current and pending CCoB rates
The following table shows current CCoB rates as well as pending CCoB rates announced by designated authorities (new data are highlighted in red):
Notifications
- 6 March 2018
- 27 June 2017
- 8 June 2016
- 18 January 2016
- 30 December 2015
- 29 December 2015
- 28 December 2015
- 2 December 2015
- Notification by Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier of Luxembourg on the countercyclical capital buffer and the capital conservation buffer.Annexes
- 2 December 2015
- 2 December 2015
- 2 December 2015
- 14 September 2015
- 17 July 2015
- 13 May 2015
- 29 April 2015
- Annexes
- 29 April 2015
- 29 April 2015
- 29 April 2015
- 23 April 2015
- 20 March 2015
- 8 December 2014
- Notifications by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom on the exemption of small and medium-sized investment firms from the requirements to maintain a capital conservation buffer and a countercyclical capital bufferAnnexes
- 8 December 2014
- 8 December 2014
- 11 November 2014
- 7 November 2014
- 6 November 2014
- Notifications by Finansinspektionen (Sweden) on a) the introduction of the capital conservation buffer and the countercyclical capital buffer with a shorter transitional period; b) the exemption of small and medium-sized investment firms from the requirement to maintain an institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer; and c) the intended use of the systemic risk bufferAnnexes
- 6 November 2014
- 6 November 2014
- 6 November 2014
- 31 July 2014
- 15 July 2014
- 25 June 2014