CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Amends Large Exposures Framework for Banks

By Editors | 04/06/2019

The modified framework excludes all entities connected with the sovereign from definition of group of connected counterparties, such as exposures to or guaranteed by government.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Tightens Lending Standards in Non-Bank Sector

By Editors | 03/06/2019

The FSC will extend the debt service ratio to include non-bank financial institutions in a bid to rein in household debt.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Banks Well Positioned for Final Basel III Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 02/06/2019

Moody’s says Singapore performs better than other banking systems in a high stress scenario. The new report also looks at banks’ digitisation push.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Imposes Limits on Bank Exposures to Non-Listed Securities

By Editors | 30/05/2019

The move comes just after the central bank allowed banks to exclude investments in non-listed securities from their capital market exposure calculations.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Banks Allowed to Retain Dividends to Boost Capital

By Editors | 30/05/2019

State-owned banks will be allowed to retain dividends or pay them in shares to help them meet Basel II capital adequacy requirements by January 2020.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Proposes Liquidity Risk Management Norms for NBFCs

By Editors | 27/05/2019

Under the draft rules, NBFCs will have to meet to a 60% LCR requirement from April 2020, increasing each year to the full 100% LCR in April 2024.

Capital / Liquidity

UPDATED – PBOC, CBIRC Take Control of Inner Mongolia Bank

By Editors | 27/05/2019

The PBOC and CBIRC have said they are taking control of Baoshang Bank, a small privately-owned bank whose owner disappeared two years ago.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS 239 – What Lies Ahead?

By Irene Liu | 27/05/2019

There is clear fatigue in the industry around BCBS 239 compliance, but the exercise has also enabled other capabilities, say PwC’s Irene Liu, David Yakowitz and Catherine Lee.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Seeks Feedback on Effects of Too-Big-To-Fail Reforms

By Editors | 27/05/2019

The FSB is asking if too-big-to-fail reforms have reduced the systemic and moral hazard risks associated with SIBs, and if they affect the functioning of overall the financial system.