00949pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245005000058260000900108300001300117362001800130520059900148650001200747650001000759773003400769180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNachane, D.M.  aCapital adequacy ratio: an agnostic viewpoint  c1999  ap.155-60  a16 and 23 Jan  aThe main purpose of bank regulation is the maintenance of a sound banking system, which is usually narrowly interpreted to mean `prevention of bank failure'. To this end, regulators examine the riskiness of assets and the adequacy of capital. But do rigid capital adequacy ratios ensure adequate bank capitalisation in reality? Alternatives such as Value-at-Risk and Pre-Commitment models have been used in some developed countries. India needs theoretical analysis of these models and empirical data before it can consider a shift from the current capital regulatory arrangements. - Reproduced  aCapital  aBanks  aEconomic and Political Weekly