CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Orders Westpac NZ to Address Risk Governance Issues

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/03/2021

Westpac’s New Zealand unit breached the RBNZ’s liquidity policy by incorrectly calculating mismatch ratios.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Eases Dividend Caps for Banks, NBFIs

By Editors | 24/03/2021

Banks can pay up to 35 percent in dividends and NBFIs up to 30 percent, provided half of the dividend is paid in stock.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Warns ADIs of Risks from Indemnities in Divestment Transactions

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/03/2021

Indemnities provided to acquiring entities as part of divestment transactions should be capped and time bound. Operational risk capital should be held to reflect the level of risk.

Capital / Liquidity

Climate Risk & Regulation: A Race to the Top

By Manesh Samtani | 23/03/2021

Bill Coen, Chair of the IFRS Advisory Council and former BCBS Secretary General, speaks to Regulation Asia about initiatives underway to mitigate climate-related risk in the banking sector.

Capital / Liquidity

CBIRC Probes Reveal 19,900 Shareholder Violations at Rural Banks

By Editors | 22/03/2021

Over 70 percent of the violations have so far been resolved; 281 institutions were fined a total CNY 150 million; 711 shareholders were fined CNY 20.4 million.

Capital / Liquidity

Myanmar Military Threatens to Confiscate Bank Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2021

Commercial banks have been ordered to resume full operations, or else transfer deposit accounts to state- or military-owned banks.

Capital / Liquidity

SEC Thailand Proposes Measures to Protect Funds from Panic Selling

By Editors | 18/03/2021

The SEC is considering imposing conditions for investors seeking to redeem mutual fund units, among other measures to enhance liquidity management at funds.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA to Update Licensing Approach for New Banking Entrants

By Editors | 18/03/2021

The proposed approach will support newly licensed banks so they are better equipped to succeed, according to APRA Deputy Chair John Lonsdale.

Capital / Liquidity

Banks Facing FRTB Data and Modeling Difficulties

By Editors | 17/03/2021

Data was the number one challenge identified for FRTB implementation, with 59% of 131 respondents to a Bloomberg poll citing it as their main challenge.