There is therefore a proposal to levy a “systemic capital charge” on banks and institutions which pose potential  2  BIS Review 156/2009  systemic risks. This would, however, require identification of systemically important institutions and an assessment of the contribution of a systemically important institution to overall systemic risk.
There is also another issue – that of determining the extent of the systemic risk surcharge. This is as yet an issue of debate though there are calls to measure in a rigorous and scientific way relating it to the downside risk of the financial system.