Satisfying Bank Capital Requirements: A Robustness Approach in a Modified Roy Safety-First Framework

Ebenezer Fiifi Emire Atta Mills, Bo Yu and Kailin Zeng
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Ebenezer Fiifi Emire Atta Mills: Department of Finance, School of Economics & Management, Jiangxi University of Science & Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Bo Yu: School of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Kailin Zeng: Department of Finance, School of Economics & Management, Jiangxi University of Science & Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China

Mathematics, 2019, vol. 7, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: This study considers an asset-liability optimization model based on constraint robustness with the chance constraint of capital to risk assets ratio in a safety-first framework under the condition that only moment information is known. This paper aims to extend the proposed single-objective capital to risk assets ratio chance constrained optimization model in the literature by considering the multi-objective constraint robustness approach in a modified safety-first framework. To solve the optimization model, we develop a deterministic convex counterpart of the capital to risk assets ratio robust probability constraint. In a consolidated risk measure of variance and safety-first framework, the proposed distributionally-robust capital to risk asset ratio chance-constrained optimization model guarantees banks will meet the capital requirements of Basel III with a likelihood of 95% irrespective of changes in the future market value of assets. Even under the worst-case scenario, i.e., when loans default, our proposed capital to risk asset ratio chance-constrained optimization model meets the minimum total requirements of Basel III. The practical implications of the findings of this study are that the model, when applied, will provide safety against extreme losses while maximizing returns and minimizing risk, which is prudent in this post-financial crisis regime.

Keywords: robust optimization; capital to risk asset ratio; chance constraint; safety-first principle; Basel III; capital requirements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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