CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Expands Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility to All Banks

By Editors | 30/04/2020

Initially, funding under the special liquidity facility for mutual funds was only available to banks that use the RBI’s liquidity adjustment facility window.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Removes LVR Restrictions on Mortgage Lending

By Editors | 30/04/2020

All locally incorporated banks who responded to the one-week consultation were in favour of removing LVR restrictions, saying it would allow them to better support their customers.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Relaxes Loan Classification Norms, MSME Loan Risk Weight

By Editors | 30/04/2020

The relaxation of loan classification norms and the lowering of credit risk weights on MSME loans will apply until end-December 2021.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Defers Tighter Supervision of Financial Conglomerates

By Editors | 30/04/2020

The FSC has approved revisions to enhance capital adequacy assessments, internal control systems, and disclosure standards of financial conglomerates.

Capital / Liquidity

Legacy Systems, Poor Data Quality Hindering BCBS 239 Adoption

By Manesh Samtani | 29/04/2020

Some banks have changed their BCBS 239 implementation strategies to comprehensively improve data quality, but this will take considerable time to resolve.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong Gazettes Banking Rule Amendments to Implement SA-CCR

By Editors | 25/04/2020

The final Basel III standards on SA-CCR and on capital requirements for CCP exposures will come into operation in Hong Kong on 30 June 2021, subject to negative vetting.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Eases Asset Cover Rules for Banks’ FX Exposures

By Editors | 25/04/2020

Banks can offset foreign currency asset cover deficiency incurred on one or more days of the week with excess cover from other days of the same or immediately succeeding weeks.

Capital / Liquidity

China to Lower Bad Loan Provisioning Requirements

By Editors | 23/04/2020

China will reduce the amount of capital small and medium-sized banks need to set aside to cover potential losses from loan defaults.

Capital / Liquidity

Banks Sufficiently Capitalised to Pay Dividend, says RBA Governor

By Manesh Samtani | 22/04/2020

Australian banks are well-capitalised and have the ability to pay dividends, says RBA governor Philip Lowe. ANZ, Westpac and NAB are reportedly engaging with APRA on the issue.