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Outlook on 14 APAC Banking Systems is Negative: Moody’s

By Editors | 03/04/2020

Coronavirus-related disruptions will weaken the operating environment and weigh on asset quality, despite policy measures to help mitigate the effects on banks.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Banks Agreed to Suspend Dividends: RBNZ

By Editors | 03/04/2020

Banks have also agreed to not redeem non-CET1 capital instruments, while the RBNZ works to launch a new 3-year funding scheme by May.

Capital / Liquidity

China: State Council to Bolster Financial Support for SMEs

By Editors | 01/04/2020

The new measures will include another RRR cut, $141bn in re-lending and re-discounting quotas, and new bond issuances to exclusively support SME loans.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Central Bank Introduces Measures to Support Financial Sector

By Editors | 01/04/2020

Banks can draw down on capital conservation buffers, defer capital requirements, and avoid classifying borrowers as non-performing.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Plans for Basel III Implementation in March 2023

By Editors | 31/03/2020

The FSA also said NSFR implementation is being deferred by one year to April 2021, as the BOJ relaxes the eligibility requirements for firms to participate in its market operations.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Cuts Rates as Banks Prepare for More Bad Debt

By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2020

Small- and mid-sized banks are likely to struggle more as they have less capital in reserve and fewer state borrowers they can call on.

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Calls on Banks to Suspend Dividends, Buybacks for Six Months

By Editors | 30/03/2020

Rabobank, ING, ABN Amro, UniCredit, Commerzbank, Banco Santander, KBC Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland have suspended dividend and buyback plans until 1 October.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Defers Basel III, Reviews ECL Provisioning Expectations

By Editors | 30/03/2020

Aside from deferring Basel III adoption, the HKMA is considering the implications of Covid-19 on the application of expected credit loss provisioning.

Capital / Liquidity

Covid-19 Puts Financial Regulation Under Stress

By Peter Guy | 30/03/2020

Business continuity plans, social distancing measures, economic stimulus and liquidity constraints are hindering banks’ abilities to stay consistent with regulators’ expectations, says Peter Guy.