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A bank has 100bn of securities classified as 'Held-to-Maturity' (HTM).

If interest rates rise and the market value of these securities drops to85bn, what is the immediate impact on the bank's regulatory Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital?

  1. CET1 capital immediately drops by $15bn to reflect the economic loss.
  2. CET1 increases because the bank's future interest income will be higher due to rising rates.
  3. There is zero immediate impact on regulatory CET1 because HTM securities are carried at amortized cost.
  4. The bank must reclassify the assets as 'Available-for-Sale' and take a 15% haircut on its RWA.

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