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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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