CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Approves Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs

    By Editors | 01/07/2020

    An SPV back by State Bank of India will buy investment-grade debt paper with residual maturity under three months to provide NBFCs and HFCs liquidity to settle existing debt.

    Securities / Derivatives

    US Regulators Approve Volcker Rule Revisions

    By Editors | 30/06/2020

    The latest amendment allows banks to invest in venture capital and credit funds and reduces the amount of capital they have to set aside against inter-affiliate swap trades.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BSP Defers Adoption of New Supervisory Assessment Framework

    By Editors | 30/06/2020

    The six-month deferral is intended to give FIs more time to prepare for implementation, given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Korean Banks Opt to Adopt Basel III Credit Risk Framework Early

    By Editors | 29/06/2020

    Fifteen banks and eight bank holding companies opted to adopt the Basel III credit risk framework early as it will boost their capital adequacy ratios.

    Big Picture

    FSB Evaluates Efficacy of Too-big-to-fail Reforms

    By Editors | 29/06/2020

    The evaluation found that the TBTF reforms have made indeed banks more resilient and resolvable, but barriers to bank resolvability still need to be addressed.

    Capital / Liquidity

    US Banks See Continued Dividend, Buyback Restrictions

    By Editors | 29/06/2020

    The Fed’s stress tests found that roughly a quarter of the US big banks would approach the 4.5% minimum CET1 capital requirement in a worst-case scenario, a W-shaped recovery.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Brings Cooperative Banks Under RBI Oversight

    By Editors | 29/06/2020

    Under the Banking Regulation Act amendments, cooperative banks can also undertake merger and restructuring activities more easily and access to fundraising channels.

    Capital / Liquidity

    KAMCO Starts Buying Overdue Retail Loans from FIs

    By Editors | 29/06/2020

    Korean lenders may sell non-collateralised delinquent personal debt to KAMCO, which in turn will take over the debt and help debtors restructure.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China: Regional Lenders Continue to Hide Bad Loans

    By Editors | 28/06/2020

    In its latest audit report, China’s National Audit Office found bad loan ratios to be nearly twice what some regional banks reported, among other violations.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh Cuts Cash Reserve Ratio for OBUs, NBFIs

    By Editors | 25/06/2020

    The amount of cash reserves offshore banking units and NBFIs need to maintain at the central bank has been reduced.

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