Economics A-Level
Microprudential regulation
What Microprudential regulation means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Microprudential regulation
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Regulation focused on individual banks and insurers, ensuring they hold sufficient capital and manage risk safely to avoid collapse.
Topics that use Microprudential regulation
- The regulation of the financial system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bank run
- Capital ratio
- Consumer protection
- Financial stability
- Insolvency
- Liquidity ratio
- Macro-prudential policy
- Macroprudential regulation
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