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Capital Adequacy
Easing Bank Capital Requirements Would Hurt Economy – RBI
By Editors | 03/01/2019
The RBI says that current provisioning is inadequate to cover future losses from bad loans, which have been underrecognised by Indian banks.
Credit Risk
UPDATED – RBI Allows Lenders One-Time Restructuring of MSME Loans
By Editors | 01/01/2019
Banks and NBFCs will be allowed to restructure defaulted loans not yet classified as NPAs, provided the borrower has aggregate exposures less than $3.6mn.
Capital Adequacy
RBI ‘Expert Committee’ to Determine Best Use of Central Bank Reserves
By Editors | 30/12/2018
The committee is tasked with suggesting an adequate level of reserves for the central bank and proposing a policy for distributing dividends to the government.
Capital Adequacy
India Seeks Parliamentary Approval to Infuse More Capital into Banks
By Editors | 21/12/2018
The government plans to pump $11.8 billion into public sector banks to raise them out of the RBI’s PCA framework and increase the banking system’s lending capacity.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Indian Government Could Undermine Banking Sector Reforms – S&P
By Editors | 18/12/2018
Restrictions on the RBI’s authority to reform governance of public sector banks are seen as a weakness in its mandate and could undermine financial stability, says S&P Global Ratings.
Cybersecurity
RBI Fines Indian Bank for Violating Cybersecurity Norms
By Editors | 12/12/2018
The Reserve Bank of India has fined Indian Bank 10 million rupees for deficiencies in regulatory compliance with cybersecurity norms.
Liquidity Risk
RBI to Reduce Statutory Liquidity Ratio Over 18 Months
By Editors | 06/12/2018
Starting in January 2019, the RBI will reduce the SLR holding requirement by 25 basis points every quarter until it reaches 18% in April 2020.
Structural Regulation
RBI Announces Phasing-In of LEI for Non-Derivatives Markets
By Editors | 30/11/2018
Entities transacting in government securities, money markets and non-derivative forex markets will be required to have LEI codes, starting with larger firms in April 2019.
Liquidity Risk
India Eases Asset Securitisation Norms to Help Non-Bank Liquidity
By Editors | 30/11/2018
The RBI has reduced the holding time required for loans with maturities of over 5 years before they can be securitised.
Liquidity Risk
India to Implement NSFR from April 2020
By Editors | 30/11/2018
The Net Stable Funding Ratio will apply to Indian banks on both a stand-alone and consolidated basis, and foreign banks on a stand-alone basis.
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