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Capital / Liquidity
UK Regulators Warn Banks Against ‘Gaming the Rules’
By Editors | 18/04/2022
The warning is reportedly directed at Barclays, the only UK lender that used its pension scheme for capital arbitrage transactions in recent years.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Cuts RRR for Banks as Economic Uncertainty Looms
By Editors | 17/04/2022
The cut will free up an estimated CNY 530 billion in banking system liquidity to support the economy and keep financing costs stable.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Introduces New Standing Deposit Facility for Banks
By Editors | 16/04/2022
The facility allows banks to deposit excess liquidity at the RBI, without the central bank having to provide government securities as collateral in exchange.
Capital / Liquidity
Controls at Vietnam Banks to Be Subject to Independent Audit
By Editors | 12/04/2022
Internal control systems at credit institutions and foreign bank branches in Vietnam will be subject to independent auditing, according to a new circular.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA Consults on Interim Capital Reporting Standards
By Editors | 08/04/2022
APRA says it has made changes to better meet data needs, simplify reporting requirements, and reduce the need for future data collections and ad hoc requests.
Capital / Liquidity
Emerging Market Banks Less Resilient to Shocks: IMF
By Manesh Samtani | 08/04/2022
The IMF’s Global Bank Stress Test shows that banks can generally absorb large shocks from a capital perspective, though some in emerging markets face greater risks.
Capital / Liquidity
EU Banks Seek Easing of Proposed Rules for Third Country Banks
By Editors | 07/04/2022
Banks are reportedly concerned that measures proposed in October will make it harder to access international markets and cross-border services.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA to Align Definition of SFI Across Prudential Standards
By Editors | 06/04/2022
Under the changes, foreign-owned ADIs will only be considered a ‘significant financial institution’ for capital adequacy purposes if they are large or complex.
Capital / Liquidity
Korea to Allow Some Regulatory Relaxations to Expire in Three Months
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/04/2022
Banks can continue to total hold LCR at 85% for three more months, following which the FSC will raise the total LCR requirement back to 100% in steps.
Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Satisfied with ANZ NZ Governance Improvements
By Editors | 31/03/2022
ANZ has “invested heavily” in its director attestation framework remediation uplifted its overall governance capabilities.
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