CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Directs Banks to Conduct Stress Tests, Raise Capital

    By Editors | 14/07/2020

    RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said minimum capital requirements may not be sufficient to absorb losses and maintain financial stability.

    Capital / Liquidity

    CBIRC Warns of Worsening Asset Quality, Rising Bad Loans

    By Editors | 13/07/2020

    NPLs will appear in the next period and rise, the CBIRC said, citing deteriorating asset quality, accumulated risks and weaker profitability at small and medium-sized banks.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Outlines Expectations on Deferred Loan Management

    By Editors | 09/07/2020

    Deputy Chair John Lonsdale expects many banks will require an uplift in capabilities, processes and oversight to meet APRA’s expectations.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BCBS Finalises Targeted Revisions to CVA Risk Framework

    By Editors | 08/07/2020

    Completion of the final adjustments to the CVA framework represents the conclusion of outstanding policy work related to the Basel III framework.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Extends Regulatory Approach For Covid-19 Loan Deferrals

    By Editors | 08/07/2020

    APRA will also allow banks to treat loans restructured by 31 March 2021 as ‘performing’ for capital and regulatory reporting purposes.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BOE Sets Deadline for UK Firms to Embed Climate Risk

    By Editors | 07/07/2020

    By end-2021, financial firms will have to be able to demonstrate that their approaches to managing climate-related financial risk have been implemented and embedded in their organisations.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Taiwan FSC Proposes Rules Changes for Foreign Bank Branches

    By Editors | 07/07/2020

    The FSC proposes to allow loan loss provisions and reserves to be used in calculating net worth, accumulated losses and total deposits, which have a bearing on lending capacity.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BCBS Releases 18th Progress Report on Basel III Adoption

    By Editors | 06/07/2020

    In Asia Pacific, Hong Kong, Korea and Indonesia have in particular made significant progress towards implementing the Basel III standards.

    Capital / Liquidity

    State Council Authorises Local Governments to Fund Small Banks

    By Editors | 05/07/2020

    China’s State Council has reportedly agreed to allow local governments to purchase convertible bonds issued by certain small and midsize banks.

    Capital / Liquidity

    S. Korea Advances OTC Derivatives Reforms

    By Editors | 02/07/2020

    Cabinet-approved legislative revisions will introduce an OTC derivatives reporting requirement, a licensing system for trade repositories, and penalties for circumventing margin rules.

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