Capital / Liquidity

    Capital / Liquidity

    Sri Lanka Budget Offers Boost to Capital Markets, Banking Sector

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 19/11/2020

    The government has proposed tax incentives for newly-listed companies and investment in REITs, in addition to proposals to strengthen the banking sector.

    Capital / Liquidity

    HKMA Consults on Local Implementation of Final Basel III Reforms

    By Editors | 19/11/2020

    The consultation is open until 6 January 2021, ahead of industry engagement in 2021, legislative amendments in 2022, and a 1 January 2023 target implementation date.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Progress of G-SIBs Toward Resolvability Deemed Satisfactory: FSB

    By Editors | 19/11/2020

    Most G-SIBs are estimated to already meet the final 2022 minimum external TLAC requirement, and the market has so far absorbed issuance without difficulty.

    Capital / Liquidity

    CBIRC Loosens Provisioning Rules for Consumer Finance Companies

    By Shruti Khairnar | 18/11/2020

    Under a new notice, consumer finance companies and vehicle finance companies can apply to the CBIRC to reduce their required provisions coverage ratio.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Proposes DBS as Merger Partner to Rescue Lakshmi Vilas Bank

    By Editors | 18/11/2020

    The RBI has capped withdrawals from Lakshmi Vilas Bank and superseded the bank’s board due to its “rapidly deteriorating financial position”.

    Capital / Liquidity

    PBOC Official Warns Lenders of Need to Protect Asset Quality

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/11/2020

    Sun Tianqi, appointed as head of the PBOC’s Financial Stability Bureau in May, urged commercial lenders to increase loan loss provisions and dispose of more NPLs.

    AML / KYC

    IMF Calls for Amendments to Philippine Bank Secrecy Laws

    By Editors | 17/11/2020

    The BSP should be granted “unimpaired access” to information on all customer accounts and the ability to employ and share depositor information for any prudential purpose.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBNZ Consults on Implementation of Bank Capital Changes

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/11/2020

    The RBNZ is consulting on new rules for the instruments that make up a bank’s capital, and proposed actions it will take if banks breach prudential capital buffer requirements.

    Capital / Liquidity

    FSB Finalises Guidance on Assessing CCP Financial Resources

    By Editors | 16/11/2020

    The guidance will support jurisdictions and authorities in determining whether there is a gap in the resources and tools available for CCP resolution.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BOT Allows Banks to Pay Dividend for 2020, Subject to Limit

    By Editors | 16/11/2020

    The move follows an order from the BOT for commercial banks to suspend interim dividend payments and share buybacks in June.

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