## Figure 1.5. Global Systemically Important Banks: Capital, Liquidity, and Legacy Challenges

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### 1. Capitalization
- Headline: "Global banks are better capitalized ..."
- Chart elements and scales:
  - Total assets (trillions of US dollars, left scale)
  - Adjusted capital (trillions of US dollars, right scale)
  - Adjusted capital to total assets (percent, right scale)
- Geographic categories shown:
  - Total
  - United Kingdom
  - Europe excluding United Kingdom
  - United States
  - China
  - Japan
- Years displayed on axis: 2005 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
- Note on adjustment: "Adjusted Tier 1 capital equals shareholders’ equity, minus 45 percent (an estimate of average gross loss given default) of reported nonperforming loans, plus loan-loss reserves."
- Additional chart note: "In panel 1, total assets are adjusted for the netted derivatives."

### 2. Liquidity
- Headline: "... and hold higher liquidity ..."
- Chart elements and scales:
  - Deposits (left scale)
  - Short-term borrowing and repos (left scale)
  - Long-term securities and others (left scale)
  - Loans to deposits (right scale)
- Years displayed on axis: 2005 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
- Percent scale label: "(Percent)"

### 3. Legacy Challenges: Noncore Assets, Litigation Expenses, and Restructuring Costs
- Headline: "... and have made good progress in addressing legacy challenges."
- Chart elements and scales:
  - Noncore assets (left scale)
  - Noncore Assets (Billions of US dollars)
  - Litigation Expenses (Billions of US dollars)
  - Restructuring Costs (Billions of US dollars)
  - Cumulative conduct charges (right scale)
  - Cumulative restructuring charges (right scale)
- Units and labels appearing in panels:
  - Billions of US dollars
  - Percent of assets (total)
  - Percent of assets (Europe)
  - Percent of assets (United States)
  - Basis points (of equity)
  - Basis points (of equity)
- Years displayed on axis in relevant panels: 2008 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 and 2009 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
- Numeric axis ticks visible in source: 0 5 10 15 20; 0 50 100 150 200 250 300; 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160; 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
- Other numeric ticks visible: 65 70 75 80 85 90 95

Note: "In panel 3, conduct and restructuring charges (in basis points of equity) are on an estimated posttax basis, assuming charges adjusted by effective tax rates."

*Sources: Bank financial statements; Bloomberg Finance L.P.; Dealogic; S&P Capital IQ; SNL Financial; and IMF staff estimates and analysis.*

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