CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

National Auditor Finds Lending Violations at Chinese Banks

By Editors | 28/06/2019

Lenders were found to be favouring borrowers with deposits at their banks, linking loans to the sale of other products, and illegally charging financing fees.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Finalises Revisions to Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements

By Editors | 28/06/2019

The leverage ratio revision permits cash and non-cash forms of margin received from clients to offset the replacement cost and potential future exposure for client cleared derivatives.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Announces S. Korea’s D-SIBs for 2020

By Editors | 28/06/2019

The five bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks will be required to set aside additional common equity capital of 1% for 2020.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Chair Issues Letter to G20 Ahead of Osaka Summit

By Editors | 27/06/2019

The letter reports on the FSB’s work to monitor financial stability risks, reform implementation progress, and market fragmentation issues.

Capital / Liquidity

China Shadow Banking Assets Reach Two Year Low

By Editors | 26/06/2019

The crackdown on shadow banking activities will continue to moderate this year as China prioritises economic growth and smaller banks continue to face funding pressures, Moody’s said.

Capital / Liquidity

UPDATED – New Zealand to Introduce Bank Deposit Protection Regime

By Editors | 26/06/2019

The government is proposing a limit between NZD 30,000 and 50,000 for the deposit protection regime, which covers about 90% of individual bank deposits.

Capital / Liquidity

Benefits of Stronger Capital Exceed Potential Output Costs

By Editors | 26/06/2019

The FSB and BCBS have issued reports assessing the net economic impact of stronger capital and liquidity reforms and the macroeconomic implications of transitioning to full implementation.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Opposes LCR for US Branches of Foreign Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 26/06/2019

The BOJ, FSA and JBA say standardised liquidity requirements for US branches of foreign banking organisations will promote market fragmentation and create global risks.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Rules on Bank Exposure Limits to Take Effect From 1 July

By Editors | 25/06/2019

Under the rules, authorised institutions are subject to a statutory limit of 25% of capital on financial exposure to any one person or group of related persons.