Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Identifies Internal Model Deficiencies at Big Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 25/04/2021

The changes to correct the deficiencies will result in an overall absolute increase in risk-weighted assets of about EUR 275 billion.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand to Introduce Deposit Guarantee Scheme by 2023

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/04/2021

The NZBA’s Roger Beaumont says banks should pay lower levies compared to non-bank deposit takers because they are less likely to call on the scheme.

Capital / Liquidity

Close-out Netting Can Be Guaranteed in Resolution: CBIRC

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/04/2021

Recent bankruptcies by FIs have “fully proved” that close-out netting can be guaranteed in the resolution stage, a CBIRC official said at ASIFMA’s China Capital Markets Week.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Issues Guidance on Govt Guaranteed Personal Loans

By Manesh Samtani | 20/04/2021

Lenders should not take any actions which tighten credit to borrowers on knowledge of their application for PLGS loans.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Issues Guidelines on Country Risk Management

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/04/2021

From Q1 2022, banks will need to make general provisions on the net funded country exposures on a graded scale ranging from 0.25 to 20 percent.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Issues Guidelines on ‘Experimental’ IRRBB Adoption

By Editors | 19/04/2021

To facilitate the full implementation by 30 June 2024, banks are asked to arrange for the experimental adoption of the guidelines by 30 June 2021.

AML / KYC

Philippine Banks May Face ‘Systemic Solvency Distress’: IMF

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 19/04/2021

Bank capital adequacy could fall to 11.7% by 2022 in a baseline scenario, 9.3% in an adverse scenario, and 4.9% in a severe adverse scenario.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Outlines Work Priorities for 2021-2022

By Editors | 19/04/2021

Priorities include ongoing Covid-19, digitalisation, climate risk, AI/machine learning, data and technology governance and operational resilience.

Capital / Liquidity

Banks Have Insufficient Incentives to Use Buffers: IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 12/04/2021

Most banks have insufficient economic incentives to draw down their buffers if they are asked to rebuild them later, says the IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report.