BTG Pactual will aim to retain its high capital ratios throughout the coming quarters, as it prepares to expand its investment bank, according to CEO Leslie Adler. This follows the downsizing of BTG's balance sheet in 2016. At the end of Q4 2016, the investment bank had a regulatory capital ratio of 21.5%, the highest among top Brazilian banks. Such a high ratio is key for promoting an expansion in investment banking and money management without constraining costs, said Sallouti.
BTG Pactual will aim to retain its high capital ratios throughout the coming quarters, as it prepares to expand its investment bank, according to CEO Roberto Sallouti. This follows the downsizing of BTG's balance sheet in 2016. At the end of Q4 2016, the investment bank had a regulatory capital ratio of 21.5%, the highest among top Brazilian banks. Such a high ratio is key for promoting an expansion in investment banking and money management without constraining costs, said Sallouti.