CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Extends Principal Payment Holiday Scheme Six Months

By Manesh Samtani | 03/09/2020

Loan principal payments of eligible corporate customers falling due between November 2020 and April 2021 will be deferred by six months. Trade loans will be deferred by 90 days.

Capital / Liquidity

RBA Expands Low-cost Term Lending Facility for Banks

By Editors | 02/09/2020

The expansion brings the total available funding under the term lending facility to about A$200 billion, said RBA governor Philip Lowe.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Extends Easier Liquidity Requirement for Banks

By Editors | 26/08/2020

The lower liquidity coverage ratio was scheduled to end in September, but the FSC has decided to extend the relaxed requirements until end-March.

Capital / Liquidity

SGX to Offer Free Analytics to Facilitate UMR Preparation

By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2020

Through a partnership with Cassini Systems, SGX will provide market participants the analysis needed to understand how they can reduce the UMR cost burden.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Publishes ‘Key Attributes’ Assessment Methodology for Insurance

By Editors | 25/08/2020

The methodology will guide the assessment of how well a jurisdiction’s insurance resolution framework aligns with the FSB’s Key Attributes for effective resolution regimes.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Progresses Bill on Financial Conglomerate Supervision

By Editors | 25/08/2020

The bill provides the legal basis for the supervision of non-holding financial groups such as Samsung, Hanwha, Kyobo, Mirae Asset, Hyundai Motor, and DB.

Capital / Liquidity

China: Banks May Sell Subordinated Debt to Local Govts for Capital

By Editors | 25/08/2020

Regulators are reportedly considering allowing small and midsized banks to sell subordinated debt to local governments to replenish tier 2 capital.

Capital / Liquidity

BOT to Launch Debt Restructuring Programme for Businesses

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2020

The new programme is designed to help businesses to restructure debt owed to multiple creditors. A similar programme for household borrowers already exists.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong IA Proposes New Capital Rules for Insurance Groups

By Manesh Samtani | 24/08/2020

The rules set out capital, regulatory reporting and public disclosure requirements that apply to insurance groups where the holding company is incorporated in Hong Kong.