Capital / Liquidity

Big Picture

Collateral Use Can Introduce Financial Stability Risks: BIS Officials

By Manesh Samtani | 12/07/2023

Using collateral reduces incentives for borrower screening and monitoring and can undermine the safe haven status of government securities.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Banks Asked to Prepare Support Funds for Credit Cooperative

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/07/2023

The big five banks were asked to prepare KRW 1 trillion of financing as potential support for MG Community Credit Cooperative.

Capital / Liquidity

China Extends Policy Measures to Support Real Estate Market

By Editors | 11/07/2023

The extension will helpensure financial services are available to support the delivery of completed properties to homebuyers.

Capital / Liquidity

US Fed Proposes Stricter Capital Rules for Major Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 11/07/2023

Michael Barr said the proposed changes would not be fully effective for “some years” because of the rulemaking process and the transition period provided.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Consults on New Capital Instrument for Mutual Banks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/07/2023

Mutual banks will be allowed to issue a new MET1 capital instrument, providing them more capital raising flexibility.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Authorities Work to Ease Concerns After Bank Run

By Manesh Samtani | 10/07/2023

The FSC established a crisis response team late last week in response to a bank run at a major credit cooperative.

Capital / Liquidity

China Unveils Regulatory Framework for Private Equity Funds

By Karen Ng | 10/07/2023

China unveils a formalised framework for regulating its USD 2.9 trillion private equity industry.

Capital / Liquidity

China Cuts Public Offering Funds Fee Rate

By Jill Wong | 10/07/2023

A CSRC work plan has capped management fees at 1.2 percent and custodian fees at 0.2 percent per annum.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Relaxes Limits on Property Mortgage Loans

By Editors | 09/07/2023

This is the first time the HKMA has relaxed the countercyclical macroprudential measures for residential properties since they were implemented in 2009.