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Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh to Extend Deposit Protection to NBFIs
By Editors | 01/03/2022
Currently only bank depositors are protected and customers of other types of deposit-taking financial institutions are not covered.
Capital / Liquidity
MAS Introduces Liquidity Requirement for Recognised Market Operators
By Editors | 01/03/2022
Effective from 28 March, RMOs will have to hold at least 25 percent of their annual operating costs in cash and cash equivalents.
Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Launches First Consultation Reviewing Liquidity Policy
By Editors | 01/03/2022
The paper asks for initial views on whether the RBNZ should consider adopting the BCBS liquidity framework, and whether its proposed principles for the review are appropriate.
Capital / Liquidity
RBA to Adjust Liquidity-Providing Market Operations
By Editors | 27/02/2022
The RBA will adjust the way it sets interest rates for repo transactions with banks and shorten the maximum tenor to four weeks.
Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Bank Relaxes Credit Risk Rating System
By Editors | 27/02/2022
The relaxation will allow for easier issuance of loans and credit, thereby helping to accelerate business activities across the country, Bangladesh Bank said.
Capital / Liquidity
Taiwan Raises Risk Weights Banks Have to Apply to Mortgages
By Darien Choong | 27/02/2022
Banks whose capital adequacy falls below the regulatory minimum as a result of the new risk weights will have to reduce risk-weighted assets or raise new capital.
Capital / Liquidity
CBIRC Incentivises HK Cat Bond Issuance by Mainland Insurers
By Editors | 27/02/2022
Preferential treatment in place since 2018 has been extended to mainland insurers that issue catastrophe bonds in the Hong Kong market.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Concludes First Phase of Climate Risk Stress Tests
By Editors | 27/02/2022
Defaults in the thermal power, steel and cement sectors may increase if companies in those sectors do not shift to low-carbon alternatives.
Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Consults on Dual Reporting Requirements for IRB Banks
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/02/2022
The RBNZ plans to bring dual reporting requirements into effect from 1 July 2022, requiring IRB banks to also disclose RWA outcomes based on the standardised approach.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Extends Deadline for New NBFC Asset Classification Norms
By Mark Johnston | 22/02/2022
The new norms would have led to a spike in non-performing assets for NBFCs and, hence, higher provisioning.
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