CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Signals Intent to Ease Bank Dividend Restrictions

By Editors | 23/07/2020

APRA will modify its capital management guidance next week to account for a ‘longer-term outlook’, chairman Wayne Byres said.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Regulators Approves K Bank Recapitalisation Plan

By Editors | 23/07/2020

K Bank’s recapitalisation plan was halted last April, forcing Korea’s first internet-only bank to stop offering loan products. It is now looking to regain ground lost to Kakao Bank.

Capital / Liquidity

India to Privatise Majority of State-owned Banks – Report

By Editors | 22/07/2020

The government is looking to sell majority stakes in state-owned banks, but the plan may not be feasible this financial year due to poor market conditions and rising bad loans.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Cuts Reserve Requirements for Smaller Banks

By Editors | 21/07/2020

The move to lower the reserve requirement ratio for thrift, rural and cooperative banks will release an estimated $200mn into the economy.

Capital / Liquidity

Beyond FRTB: Risk Management and Enterprise Data Opportunities

By Editors | 20/07/2020

FRTB is a significant global industry challenge, but the process to achieve its outcomes can harness value from data that can be applied throughout a bank’s operations.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia Gives Deposit Insurer Powers to Prevent Bank Failures

By Editors | 19/07/2020

The Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation can now raise its own funding and provide temporary liquidity support to banks outside of resolution.

Capital / Liquidity

CBIRC Approves State-backed Bailout of Bank of Gansu

By Editors | 19/07/2020

The CBIRC has approved the issuance of new shares to help Bank of Gansu raise its core tier 1 capital. Four state-owned companies will subscribe to the new shares.

Capital / Liquidity

BSEC Frames Rules for Mandatory Trading of Banks’ Perpetual Bonds

By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 16/07/2020

Two banks have received conditional approval to list perpetual bonds on Bangladesh’s stock exchanges, while BSEC works to frame its rules for the listings.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Directs Banks to Conduct Stress Tests, Raise Capital

By Editors | 14/07/2020

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said minimum capital requirements may not be sufficient to absorb losses and maintain financial stability.