CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

US Fed Cuts Rates, Relaxes Regulatory Requirements to Boost Lending

By Editors | 15/03/2020

The Fed is cutting interest rates by 100bps and will buy $700bn in assets. Banks will no longer have to meet reserve requirements and can use capital and liquidity buffers to lend.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Announces Second Reserve Requirement Cut of 2020

By Editors | 14/03/2020

The move is expected to release 550 billion yuan of long-term funds into the banking system to facilitate lending to small firms and other vulnerable sectors.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Controlled SPV to Infuse More Cash Into Bank of Jinzhou

By Editors | 13/03/2020

New private placement shares represent a more than 44% expansion of Bank of Jinzhou’s share capital, diluting the stakes of existing investors in the bank.

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Announces Stimulus Measures, Banks Granted Regulatory Relief

By Editors | 13/03/2020

The measures include liquidity facilities to help businesses, targeted asset purchases, and relaxed regulatory requirements for banks.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Finalises Yes Bank Rescue Plan, Including Funding Lines

By Editors | 12/03/2020

State Bank of India and other banks will invest about 500 billion rupees in Yes Bank shares and CDs. AT1 bondholders will recover about 20% of their investment.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP to Adopt New Supervisory Assessment Framework From July

By Editors | 11/03/2020

The new SAFr – said to be more forward-looking compared to CAMELS – uses a four-point rating scale, focusing on FIs business models and compliance systems’ ability to mitigate risk.

Capital / Liquidity

25 Years Since Barings Collapse: What Has Changed?

By Peter Guy | 09/03/2020

Peter Guy explores whether regulation, compliance and financial technology have improved risk management in the 25 years since Barings Bank’s spectacular crash.

Capital / Liquidity

UPDATED – RBI Seizes Control of Troubled Lender Yes Bank

By Editors | 06/03/2020

The RBI says it had “no alternative” to protect the interests of the public and depositors, given the absence of a credible revival plan. A draft plan for Yes Bank’s reconstruction is open for comment.

Big Picture

Singapore Banks Among Most Vulnerable to Covid-19 Impacts: Fitch

By Editors | 04/03/2020

While Singaporean banks have sufficient loss-absorption buffers to withstand pressure, the impact will depend on the extent and duration of the outbreak.