CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Issues TLAC Consultation

By Editors | 12/04/2018

Monetary Authority aims to bring Singapore in line with Basel III capital treatment of capital holdings from January next year.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippine Bank Profits Insufficient to Support Asset Growth – Moody’s

By Editors | 09/04/2018

Moody’s says loan growth outpaces capital growth at Philippine banks as strong macroeconomic conditions increase credit demand; banks require external capital raising to improve capital ratios.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia to Boost Bank Lending Through “Flexible” Credit, Liquidity Rules

By Editors | 09/04/2018

New rules reduce reserve requirements, simplify foreign currency deposit rules and allow banks to use their liquidity buffers to raise funding in repo transactions.

Capital / Liquidity

Moody’s Upgrades Vietnamese Banks on Improved Asset Quality

By Editors | 09/04/2018

Asia Commercial Bank shows improvement since imprisonment of former vice chairman for fraud, tax evasion and illegal trade.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Bank Resolution Regime Favours Bailouts Over Credit Bail-ins – Moody’s

By Garima Chitkara | 05/04/2018

Singapore regulations favour bailouts over creditor bail-ins as bail-in buffers only comprise 1-2% of Singapore bank assets, says Moody’s.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Grants Lifeline to Private Banks Amid Liquidity Crisis

By Manesh Samtani | 03/04/2018

Government cuts cash reserve requirement to free up 100 billion takas, allows state agencies to boost deposits at private commercial banks.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Publishes Study on Early Supervisory Intervention Practices

By Editors | 03/04/2018

Intervention action should be taken to correct unsafe or unsound banking practices before rules and buffers are materially breached.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesian D-SIBs Ordered to Boost Capital

By Editors | 29/03/2018

Regulator has imposed a Tier 1 capital surcharge between 1 and 3.5 percent on the country’s systemically important banks.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia to Make Specialist Compliance, Risk Management Qualifications Compulsory

By Editors | 29/03/2018

BNM to introduce code of conduct for senior FI personnel, regulatory standards to govern banks’ increased outsourcing of functions.