CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    China to Revive QDII Scheme for Outbound Investment

    By Editors | 15/04/2018

    SAFE has invited financial institutions to seek new quotas under the scheme; institutions’ total QDII quota to be capped at 8 percent of fund assets, will not be allowed to apply for fresh quotas if under 70 percent of existing allocations are used up.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Fines IDBI Bank for Bad Loan Provisioning Failures

    By Garima Chitkara | 13/04/2018

    RBI fines state-owned lender IDBI Bank INR30 million for non-compliance with bad loan recognition and provisioning norms; ruling will not have a material impact on the bank, said IDBI.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Sri Lanka Makes Credit Ratings Compulsory for Finance Companies

    By Editors | 13/04/2018

    Licensed finance companies are required to enter into agreement with reputed credit agencies to obtain ratings by 30 April.

    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.

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