CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Launches Bills Swap Facility for Perpetual Bonds

By Editors | 21/02/2019

The central bank bills swap will allow banks to temporarily exchange perpetual bonds for central bank bills for one year, at a rate of 0.25 percent.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Central Bank to Slash Reserve Requirements for Some Lenders

By Editors | 20/02/2019

The central bank proposes to halve reserve requirements for banks that assist it in restructuring ailing credit institutions.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia Sets New Capital Requirements for Crypto Players

By Editors | 15/02/2019

Crypto asset traders and exchanges in Indonesia say the high capital requirements for participating in crypto futures will hinder the development of the sector.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ ‘Open-Minded’ on Bank Capital Requirements

By Manesh Samtani | 15/02/2019

KPMG’s John Kensington says the proposal to raise bank capital requirements could stress the lending market. RBNZ’s Adrian Orr defends the plan, but vows to remain “open-minded”.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Banks Urge Government to Lift Foreign Ownership Ceiling

By Editors | 13/02/2019

Vietnam’s largest banks are pushing the government to allow them to sell more equity to foreign banks to bolster their capital levels.

Capital / Liquidity

Former RBI Governor Speaks Out on Central Bank Autonomy

By Editors | 11/02/2019

Former central bank governor YV Reddy says there is no doubt the government has a claim over the RBI’s reserves, but questions how it is exercising its claim.

Capital / Liquidity

Full Implementation of Basel III Needed at the National Level

By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2019

The current system of national implementation does not favour full implementation of post-crisis regulatory reform, says German central banker Joachim Wuermeling.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Eases Limits on Bad Loan Write-offs

By Editors | 08/02/2019

New policies on write-offs are aimed at reducing NPLs on banks’ books. Meanwhile, the government has revealed a plan to probe defaulting borrowers and their bankers.

Capital / Liquidity

G-SIB Framework Meeting its Objectives – BCBS

By Editors | 06/02/2019

The analysis supports the view that the G-SIB framework is incentivising G-SIBs to become less systemically important. Non-GIBs are showing an increase in relative importance.