CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Issues Roadmap for Implementing ECL-based Provisioning System

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/01/2025

Banks must establish IFRS 9 implementation teams by March 2025. Full implementation across all banks is targeted for December 2027.

Capital / Liquidity

US Treasury Clearing Mandate Should be Postponed: ISDA

By Thisanka Siripala | 28/01/2025

ISDA says a number of issues remain unresolved and the number of in-scope entities around the world will likely run into the thousands.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Finalises Policy Manual on How Pillar 2 Capital is Determined

By Manesh Samtani | 27/01/2025

The HKMA will consider whether banks have taken into account material climate-related financial risks when determining Pillar 2 capital requirements.

AML / KYC

HKMA Publishes Banking Sector Priorities for 2025

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/01/2025

The HKMA’s 2025 workplan includes measures to safeguard the banking sector from financial crime, credit risk and cyber risk.

Capital / Liquidity

EU Launches Stress Test Exercise to Assess Bank Resilience

By Mark Johnston | 24/01/2025

Banks submitting “overly optimistic” projections will face “additional scrutiny throughout the quality assurance phase, potentially including on-site visits”.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan FSA Consults on Amendments to Bank Capital Rules

By Thisanka Siripala | 24/01/2025

The amendments adopt the July 2024 revisions to the IRRBB standard and revise the transitional provisions for FRTB’s Profit and Loss Attribution test.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Regulator Initiates Mandatory Transfers of Two More Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/01/2025

To strengthen Vietnam’s banking sector, the SBV  has mandated the transfer of DongA Bank to HDBank and GPBank to VPBank

Capital / Liquidity

China Tightens Regulations for Microfinance Companies

By Mark Johnston | 22/01/2025

The rules set new single-borrower and single-loan limits, and specify restrictions on cooperative relationships with other institutions.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Issues Guidelines for ARCs on Settlement of Dues of Borrowers

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/01/2025

The revised guidelines mandate stricter oversight, independent reviews, and enhanced transparency for ARCs in resolving borrower dues