CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Grants Internal Modelling Banks Relief on Market Risk Capital

By Editors | 19/05/2020

APRA will allow internal modelling banks to disregard back-testing exceptions that occurred in March and April when determining capital requirements for market risk.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Opens Special One-Year Repo Facility for Banks

By Editors | 18/05/2020

The new facility will allow lenders to access central bank liquidity for up to 360 days, compared to a maximum 28-day term allowed under existing facilities.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Central Bank Bans Dividends, Share Buybacks at Banks

By Editors | 15/05/2020

Foreign banks are prohibited from repatriating profits. LCR and NSFR requirements have been reduced to 90%. Banks are told to refrain from non-essential expenditures.

Capital / Liquidity

India Makes Additional Funding Available to NBFCs

By Editors | 14/05/2020

A $4bn special liquidity scheme will be provided for NBFCs, and the partial credit guarantee scheme already in force is being expanded to also cover non-investment grade NBFC debt.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Restricts Dividend Payments by Banks

By Editors | 14/05/2020

It is necessary to maintain the cash flow by strengthening the banks’ capital during the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh Bank said.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Support Measures and the Impact to the Banking Industry

By Pierre Latrobe | 12/05/2020

Pierre Latrobe at Mazars discusses recent HKMA initiatives taken in response to Covid-19 and their implications for Hong Kong banks, highlighting credit risk as a growing threat.

Capital / Liquidity

UK Regulators Defer Majority of Regulatory Initiatives

By Editors | 11/05/2020

Incoming Basel requirements and margin rules will be deferred. The transition away from LIBOR will continue as planned. Work is still underway to prepare for Brexit.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA: Banks May Amend Loan Terms Without Full Serviceability Test

By Editors | 07/05/2020

APRA says banks may allow borrowers to change their loan conditions without conducting a normal serviceability assessment, but that such an arrangement should not exceed 12 months.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Defers Initial Margin Requirements by One Year

By Editors | 06/05/2020

The move is in line with the BCBS-IOSCO decision announced in April, and will help to ease the compliance burden on financial institutions amid the Covid-19 crisis.