CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Cuts Reserve Requirements for Small, Mid-sized Lenders

By Editors | 05/04/2020

The move will free up a total 400 billion yuan at small and medium-sized lenders, allowing them to provide additional financing to SMEs.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS, IOSCO Extend Initial Margin Deadlines by One Year

By Editors | 05/04/2020

With the extension, phase 5 implementation will take place on 1 September 2021 and phase 6 implementation on 1 September 2022.

Big Picture

Outlook on 14 APAC Banking Systems is Negative: Moody’s

By Editors | 03/04/2020

Coronavirus-related disruptions will weaken the operating environment and weigh on asset quality, despite policy measures to help mitigate the effects on banks.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Banks Agreed to Suspend Dividends: RBNZ

By Editors | 03/04/2020

Banks have also agreed to not redeem non-CET1 capital instruments, while the RBNZ works to launch a new 3-year funding scheme by May.

Capital / Liquidity

China: State Council to Bolster Financial Support for SMEs

By Editors | 01/04/2020

The new measures will include another RRR cut, $141bn in re-lending and re-discounting quotas, and new bond issuances to exclusively support SME loans.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Central Bank Introduces Measures to Support Financial Sector

By Editors | 01/04/2020

Banks can draw down on capital conservation buffers, defer capital requirements, and avoid classifying borrowers as non-performing.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Plans for Basel III Implementation in March 2023

By Editors | 31/03/2020

The FSA also said NSFR implementation is being deferred by one year to April 2021, as the BOJ relaxes the eligibility requirements for firms to participate in its market operations.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Cuts Rates as Banks Prepare for More Bad Debt

By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2020

Small- and mid-sized banks are likely to struggle more as they have less capital in reserve and fewer state borrowers they can call on.

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Calls on Banks to Suspend Dividends, Buybacks for Six Months

By Editors | 30/03/2020

Rabobank, ING, ABN Amro, UniCredit, Commerzbank, Banco Santander, KBC Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland have suspended dividend and buyback plans until 1 October.