CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

BOT to Cap Bank Investment in Digital Asset Businesses

By Editors | 27/03/2022

Thai banks will be allowed to invest up to 3 percent of capital in digital asset businesses. Such investment must also be ring-fenced from core banking operations.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Raises Transparency of Regulatory Breaches by Banks

By Editors | 24/03/2022

The RBNZ has launched a new register to improve transparency about material breaches of key prudential requirements by banks.

Capital / Liquidity

BOE Offers Clarity on Basel III Implementation Timing

By Editors | 23/03/2022

The BOE says it plans to publish a consultation paper on Basel III implementation in Q4, with a view to implementing the new capital rules in January 2025.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Proposes to Allow Mutual Banks to Issue Capital Instruments

By Editors | 18/03/2022

Mutual banks are currently unable to issue CET1 capital instruments, making it difficult for them to raise loss-absorbing capital, restricting their lending growth, and impairing their ability to compete.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan to Further Delay Implementation of Basel III – Report

By Editors | 17/03/2022

Basel III implementation will be delayed until March 2024, due to the pandemic and the financial market turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand to Revise Responsible Lending Rules

By Mark Johnston | 15/03/2022

The new rules, introduced in December, were designed to protect the vulnerable but are making it more difficult for borrowers to obtain loans.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Defers Effective Date of New Insurance Solvency Standards

By Mark Johnston | 10/03/2022

The interim standard will come into force on 1 January 2023. The RBNZ is also consulting on the penalties and enforcement tools it has available for supervising insurers.

Big Picture

Standard-setters Assess Adequacy of CCP Resolution Tools

By Editors | 10/03/2022

New report analyses default and non-default loss scenarios potentially extreme enough to require the use of CCP recovery and resolution tools.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Imposes New Limits on the Use of Offshore Reinsurers

By Mark Johnston | 10/03/2022

Updated prudential standard sets limits on exposures to offshore reinsurers. If a life company exceeds these limits, additional capital would need to be held.