coupled with on-plan gross lending, has led to higher lending balances generating higher interest income throughout the period, which has only been partially offset by a higher interest
The GSIB surcharge augments the Capital Conservation Buffer and, if invoked, any Countercyclical Capital Buffer, and would result in restrictions on earnings distributions (e.g., dividends, equity repurchases, and discretionary executive bonuses) should the expanded buffer be breached to absorb losses ...