CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Defers Adoption of New Supervisory Assessment Framework

By Editors | 30/06/2020

The six-month deferral is intended to give FIs more time to prepare for implementation, given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Banks Opt to Adopt Basel III Credit Risk Framework Early

By Editors | 29/06/2020

Fifteen banks and eight bank holding companies opted to adopt the Basel III credit risk framework early as it will boost their capital adequacy ratios.

Big Picture

FSB Evaluates Efficacy of Too-big-to-fail Reforms

By Editors | 29/06/2020

The evaluation found that the TBTF reforms have made indeed banks more resilient and resolvable, but barriers to bank resolvability still need to be addressed.

Capital / Liquidity

US Banks See Continued Dividend, Buyback Restrictions

By Editors | 29/06/2020

The Fed’s stress tests found that roughly a quarter of the US big banks would approach the 4.5% minimum CET1 capital requirement in a worst-case scenario, a W-shaped recovery.

Capital / Liquidity

India Brings Cooperative Banks Under RBI Oversight

By Editors | 29/06/2020

Under the Banking Regulation Act amendments, cooperative banks can also undertake merger and restructuring activities more easily and access to fundraising channels.

Capital / Liquidity

KAMCO Starts Buying Overdue Retail Loans from FIs

By Editors | 29/06/2020

Korean lenders may sell non-collateralised delinquent personal debt to KAMCO, which in turn will take over the debt and help debtors restructure.

Capital / Liquidity

China: Regional Lenders Continue to Hide Bad Loans

By Editors | 28/06/2020

In its latest audit report, China’s National Audit Office found bad loan ratios to be nearly twice what some regional banks reported, among other violations.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Cuts Cash Reserve Ratio for OBUs, NBFIs

By Editors | 25/06/2020

The amount of cash reserves offshore banking units and NBFIs need to maintain at the central bank has been reduced.

Capital / Liquidity

HSBC’s Historical and Regulatory Dilemma Exposed

By Peter Guy | 25/06/2020

Financial markets are still reeling from the regulatory implications of HSBC’s support for China’s national security law in Hong Kong, says Peter Guy.