Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

CBSL Starts Policy Easing Cycle to Revamp Economy

By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 02/06/2023

The CBSL has lowered interest rates by 2.5 percent in a bid to restart credit flows and boost growth in the real economy.

Crypto / Digital Assets

EU Proposes Lower Risk Weights for Stablecoins, Tokenised Assets

By Mark Johnston | 02/06/2023

Stablecoins backed by non-fiat assets such as gold would have a 250% risk weight. Those backed by fiat currency would be treated the same as the underlying.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Consults on Output Floor, Credit Risk Framework

By Editors | 31/05/2023

The consultation focuses on the implementation of the revised credit risk framework and the output floor.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA, AUSTRAC Enter Enforceable Undertakings With BoQ

By Editors | 31/05/2023

For APRA’s enforceable undertaking, Bank of Queensland has to set aside an extra A$50mn in regulatory capital.

Capital / Liquidity

IASB Seeks Feedback on IFRS 9 Impairment Requirements

By Editors | 30/05/2023

The IASB is seeking feedback to help it assess whether the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are continuing to work as intended.

Capital / Liquidity

US OCC Sets Out Policy for Addressing “Persistent Weaknesses” at Banks

By Editors | 30/05/2023

The OCC may require banks to increase capital, restrict dividends, sell assets, divest subsidiaries or exit markets if they fail to fix “persistent weaknesses”.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Confirms Plan to Ease Mortgage Lending Restrictions

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/05/2023

A 10 percent limit on owner-occupier loans with an LVR above 80 percent will increase to 15 percent.

Capital / Liquidity

EU Commission Grants Antitrust Approval for UBS-Credit Suisse Merger

By Editors | 29/05/2023

The UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse has been approved in the EU, but is being complicated in China by regulatory requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Working on More Measures to Address Real Estate PF Risks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/05/2023

Regulators are extending support measures, encouraging write-offs of loss-making assets, and reassessing risk weights.