By 2010, the Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) was placed above 15 per cent for banks in UK, US, Japan and Germany. 5  CDX indices contain North American and Emerging Market companies and iTraxx indices contain companies from the rest of the world.
CDX Cross over – 35 North-American entities that are at crossover points between investment grade and junk , CDX Investment grade-125 North-American entities of investment grade, iTraxx Europe crossover– 50 entities of sub-investment grade, iTraxx Europe-125 entities of investment grade  6  BIS central bankers’ speeches  b.