Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Frees Up Additional Bank Lending Capacity

By Editors | 13/04/2020

Bangladesh Bank has increased lending and investment limits for conventional and Shariah banks, respectively, and further lowered the cash reserve requirement and repo rate.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Reduces AIs’ Regulatory Reserve Requirement

By Editors | 08/04/2020

The regulatory reserve release should be used to support customers impacted by Covid-19, and not to distribute dividends, buy back shares or pay bonuses.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Offers Banks Mark-to-Market Relief, Cuts Liquidity Requirements

By Editors | 08/04/2020

The accounting relief allows banks to effectively reverse unrealised losses resulting from a change in fair value. The MLR cut frees up almost $200mn for smaller lenders.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lankan Brokers Prohibited from Charging Interest on Margin Loans

By Editors | 08/04/2020

The central bank has also suspended overseas investment and outward remittances by Sri Lankan residents, and cut interest rates for the second time in three weeks.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Relaxes Capital Rules, Defers Policy Implementation

By Editors | 07/04/2020

MAS has adjusted banks’ capital and liquidity requirements to help sustain their lending activities, while also deferring a host of regulatory initiatives until further notice.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Govt to Increase Risk Share on SME Loans

By Editors | 06/04/2020

The government will increase its risk share of loans made under existing loan financing schemes from 80% to 90%, for loans initiated from 8 Apr until 31 Mar 2021.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Sets Out Treatment of Loans Under 100% Guarantee Scheme

By Editors | 06/04/2020

IRB AIs should seek the HKMA’s exemption approval to apply the standardised approach for SME loans granted under the 100% Guarantee Scheme.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Issues Guidance on Treatment of Loans Under Relief

By Editors | 05/04/2020

IFRS 9 should be applied flexibly rather than mechanistically when estimating ECL, and payment moratorium periods can be excluded from the counting of days past due.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Frees Up Regulatory Reserves, Liquidity Buffers for Banks

By Editors | 05/04/2020

Regulatory reserves held against possible credit losses will be reduced by half. Banks are encouraged to use liquidity buffers built up under the LCR and LMR regimes.