CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Central Bank Bans Dividends, Share Buybacks at Banks

By Editors | 15/05/2020

Foreign banks are prohibited from repatriating profits. LCR and NSFR requirements have been reduced to 90%. Banks are told to refrain from non-essential expenditures.

Capital / Liquidity

India Makes Additional Funding Available to NBFCs

By Editors | 14/05/2020

A $4bn special liquidity scheme will be provided for NBFCs, and the partial credit guarantee scheme already in force is being expanded to also cover non-investment grade NBFC debt.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Restricts Dividend Payments by Banks

By Editors | 14/05/2020

It is necessary to maintain the cash flow by strengthening the banks’ capital during the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh Bank said.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Support Measures and the Impact to the Banking Industry

By Pierre Latrobe | 12/05/2020

Pierre Latrobe at Mazars discusses recent HKMA initiatives taken in response to Covid-19 and their implications for Hong Kong banks, highlighting credit risk as a growing threat.

Capital / Liquidity

UK Regulators Defer Majority of Regulatory Initiatives

By Editors | 11/05/2020

Incoming Basel requirements and margin rules will be deferred. The transition away from LIBOR will continue as planned. Work is still underway to prepare for Brexit.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA: Banks May Amend Loan Terms Without Full Serviceability Test

By Editors | 07/05/2020

APRA says banks may allow borrowers to change their loan conditions without conducting a normal serviceability assessment, but that such an arrangement should not exceed 12 months.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Defers Initial Margin Requirements by One Year

By Editors | 06/05/2020

The move is in line with the BCBS-IOSCO decision announced in April, and will help to ease the compliance burden on financial institutions amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Approves Measures to Boost Lending to MSME Sector

By Editors | 06/05/2020

The measures include lower risk weights for MSME loans, deferred implementation of the revised risk-based capital framework, and an extension of the relief period for reporting past due and non-performing loans.

Capital / Liquidity

BNM: Banks Can Use Govt Bonds to Meet Reserve Requirement

By Editors | 05/05/2020

The move is expected to release about $3.7mn of liquidity into the banking system. BNM has also cut its overnight policy rate to the lowest level since 2009.