CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Defers All ‘Defaulter’ Classifications Until 30 June

By Editors | 25/03/2020

Banks can avoid reclassifying borrowers as defaulters until 30 June, allowing them to avoid extra provisioning and offer businesses new loans.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Announces RRR Cut, Lenders Asked to Grant Debt Relief

By Editors | 24/03/2020

The 200 basis point cut will release up to 200bn pesos in bank liquidity. Lenders are encouraged to continue lending and to offer debt relief to borrowers.

Capital / Liquidity

BNM Orders Automatic Moratorium on Loan Repayments

By Editors | 24/03/2020

Credit card balances should be converted to term loans. Banks will have to maintain a minimum NSFR of 80% instead of 100% from 1 July.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Announces Emergency Financial Aid Package

By Editors | 24/03/2020

The 100-trillion-won package includes funding for businesses, two market stabilisation funds, support for new bond issuance and liquidity support for brokerage firms.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Announces Bond Buying Programme, Other Measures

By Editors | 22/03/2020

The latest measures include a NZ$30bn bond-buying programme, a new term lending facility for banks, and additional liquidity to support funding markets.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS, FSB Support Use of Capital, Liquidity Buffers to Maintain Stability

By Editors | 22/03/2020

Using capital resources to support the real economy and absorb losses should take priority over discretionary distributions. HQLA stocks should be used to meet liquidity demands.

Capital / Liquidity

Bank Indonesia Cuts Rates Again, OJK Demands Leniency for Borrowers

By Editors | 22/03/2020

Banks have also been told not to use debt collectors during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to instead help customers by restructuring existing debt and granting new subsidised loans.

Capital / Liquidity

HK, Singapore, Indonesia Assessed as NSFR, LEX Compliant

By Editors | 22/03/2020

Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia were assessed as compliant with global standards for the net stable funding ratio and large exposures framework.

Capital / Liquidity

Australian Banks Announce Small Business, Home Loan Relief

By Editors | 20/03/2020

Australia’s big four banks have each announced reductions in their lending rates, as well as the availability of deferrals of small business and home loan repayments.