CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Enforcement

Goldman Under Probe for Possible Role in SVB Collapse

By Editors | 05/05/2023

Goldman Sachs said it is cooperating with governmental bodies in connection with their investigations and inquiries into SVB.

Capital / Liquidity

PacWest Bancorp Exploring Potential Capital Raise or Sale – Reports

By Manesh Samtani | 04/05/2023

There is concern that PacWest might be the next bank to fail, though it is smaller than SVB and First Republic and has 75 percent of its deposits insured.

Capital / Liquidity

ASEAN+3 Ministers Work to Bolster Regional Safety Net

By Editors | 04/05/2023

CMIM guidelines were updated to allow members to provide liquidity support in their own domestic currency and the local currencies of other members.

Capital / Liquidity

Capital Has Not Left Hong Kong’s Financial System: HKMA

By Manesh Samtani | 04/05/2023

Deposits at Hong Kong banks grew by 1.4% in the year ending March 2023, despite some outflows from HKD assets in response to interest rate differentials.

Capital / Liquidity

More Credit Suisse AT1 Bondholders Sue FINMA

By Editors | 04/05/2023

The suit means that investors representing up to a third of the $17bn in AT1 bonds issued by Credit Suisse have now launched legal action.

Capital / Liquidity

ESMA Follows Through with De-recognition of Indian CCPs

By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2023

So far Indian markets have not faced disruptions. This is attributed to the concessions provided by French and German regulators.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Launches Credit Risk Scoring Model for MSMEs

By Editors | 02/05/2023

The CRD Scoring Model will help lenders analyse the creditworthiness of MSMEs, including those without credit histories or adequate collateral.

Capital / Liquidity

NZ Banks Have ‘Relatively Little’ Interest Rate Risk: RBNZ

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/05/2023

RBNZ says New Zealand banks are required to hold fewer bond assets than banks in other developed economies and account for them at fair market value.

Capital / Liquidity

US Regulators Conclude Reviews into SVB, Signature Failures

By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2023

The Fed, FDIC and NYDFS say SVB and Signature Bank were mismanaged, but that regulatory and supervisory lapses also contributed to their failures.