CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Reports Basel Adoption Progress Despite Covid Disruptions

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/10/2021

All jurisdictions now have final rules in force for the CCyB, following implementation in China. Three more jurisdictions have adopted the final TLAC rules.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam: SBV Seeks New Law on Bad Debt Resolution

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/10/2021

The law is needed to replace ‘Resolution 42’, which enabled the transparent sale of bad debts and collateral, but is due to expire next year.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Proposes Prudential Requirements for Digital Banks

By Editors | 11/10/2021

The BSP proposes a 3 percent RRR for digital banks, aligning them with thrift lenders. A 7th licence will not be issued at the stage as previously planned.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Unveils Initial Measures to Contain High Risk Lending

By Editors | 06/10/2021

Banks should operate with a mortgage serviceability buffer of at least 3 percentage points over the loan interest rate, and control lending at high debt-to-income ratios.

Capital / Liquidity

Derivatives Are “Essential” to Carbon Markets: ISDA

By Editors | 06/10/2021

Regulatory action is needed to address disproportionately high capital requirements that would be imposed on carbon certificates by FRTB.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Removes Indian Overseas Bank From PCA Framework

By Editors | 03/10/2021

The RBI said Indian Overseas Bank is no longer in breach of the PCA parameters. Only Central Bank of India remains under the PCA framework.

Capital / Liquidity

SEBI to Raise Net Worth Requirements for Market Intermediaries

By Editors | 02/10/2021

SEBI proposes to progressively raise the net worth requirements for trading members, clearing members and depository participants by October 2023.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Finalises Guidelines on Loan Sales, Securitisation

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/09/2021

The new master directions will help develop India’s securitisation market and help lenders remove loan exposures from their books.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Publishes Latest Basel III Monitoring Report

By Editors | 30/09/2021

Seven Group 1 banks had an LCR below 100%, reflecting the use of LCR reserves during the Covid-19 pandemic, as intended by the framework, the report says.