CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Cambodia Delays Implementation of Capital Conservation Buffer

By Editors | 19/03/2020

The National Bank of Cambodia is also reducing interest rates on repo transactions with banks and encouraging more lending to the public.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippine Stocks Resume Trading, Central Bank Relaxes Regulations

By Editors | 19/03/2020

The BSP has cut interest rates and relaxed regulations on compliance reporting by banks, calculation of penalties on required reserves, and single borrower limits.

Securities / Derivatives

SBV Directs Banks to Support Borrowers, Cuts Interest Rates

By Editors | 19/03/2020

The central bank  has directed banks to restructure repayment periods, cut interest rates, waive fees and maintain debt classifications to support borrowers.

Capital / Liquidity

RBA, APRA Free Up Liquidity, Capital Buffers for Banks

By Editors | 19/03/2020

New measures include an interest rate cut, a bond-buying programme, a term lending facility for banks, and relaxed expectations on bank capital ratios.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Closes Stock Market, Cuts Policy Rates

By Editors | 17/03/2020

The central bank has also asked financial institutions to refrain from engaging in speculative activity, which it says “could lead to panic in the financial market.”

Capital / Liquidity

Philippine Markets Shut, Central Bank Promises Regulatory Relief

By Editors | 17/03/2020

The Philippines has halted stock, bond and currency trading ‘until further notice’. The BSP is urging banks to provide financial relief to customers and employees.

Capital / Liquidity

DTCC Offers Guidance on FRTB’s Risk Factor Eligibility Test

By Editors | 17/03/2020

Access to robust, high-quality price observation data is key to compliance with FRTB requirements to test the eligibility of the risk factors used in internal models.

Big Picture

Low Oil Prices Amplify Asset Risks at Singapore Banks: Moody’s

By Editors | 17/03/2020

The major concern for Singapore banks is the quality of loans to SMEs, which typically have lower financial flexibility and are more sensitive to operating and trade conditions.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Amends Exposure Norms for Urban Cooperative Banks

By Editors | 16/03/2020

The single borrower and group exposure limit will be 15% and 25% of tier 1 capital, respectively, compared to 15% and 40% of total capital previously.