Capital / Liquidity

RBI Amends Exposure Norms for Urban Cooperative Banks

16/03/2020

The single borrower and group exposure limit will be 15% and 25% of tier 1 capital, respectively, compared to 15% and 40% of total capital previously.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong to Allow 60 Days Grace for Publishing Annual Reports

16/03/2020

Listed issuers may defer annual report publication for 60 days if they have published their preliminary results, management accounts or specified material financial information before 31 March.

Capital / Liquidity

India’s Cabinet Green Lights Yes Bank Rescue Plan

16/03/2020

State Bank of India and 7 other FIs are investing over 100bn rupees in Yes Bank’s equity. The bank’s moratorium will be lifted on Wednesday.

Securities / Derivatives

Singapore Exchange Introduces S$5m Covid-19 Care Package

16/03/2020

S$1.5mn will be contributed to national healthcare-support programmes, while S$3.5mn will be used to support Singapore-listed companies and SGX employees and contract staff.

Securities / Derivatives

ASIC Directs Equity Market Participants to Limit Trading

16/03/2020

The move is a response to a particularly large increase in trades executed on Friday, largely attributable to algorithmic and high frequency trading.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Defers Implementation of New Capital Framework

16/03/2020

The deferment will enable banks to supply up to around NZ$47bn in additional lending to households and businesses, the RBNZ estimates. The OCR has also been cut to 0.25%.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Responds to Fed Rate Cut, Reduces CCyB

16/03/2020

The base rate is being adjusted downwards to 0.86%, while the countercyclical capital buffer is being reduced from 2.0% to 1.0% to bolster lending.

Capital / Liquidity

US Fed Cuts Rates, Relaxes Regulatory Requirements to Boost Lending

15/03/2020

The Fed is cutting interest rates by 100bps and will buy $700bn in assets. Banks will no longer have to meet reserve requirements and can use capital and liquidity buffers to lend.

Market Infrastructure

BOJ, FSA Publish Findings on LIBOR Transition Progress

15/03/2020

About 50% of the 6.3 quadrillion yen in notional derivatives referencing LIBOR will mature after 2021, but “very few” contracts incorporate fallback provisions.