Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh to Extend Deposit Protection to NBFIs

By Editors | 01/03/2022

Currently only bank depositors are protected and customers of other types of deposit-taking financial institutions are not covered.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Introduces Liquidity Requirement for Recognised Market Operators

By Editors | 01/03/2022

Effective from 28 March, RMOs will have to hold at least 25 percent of their annual operating costs in cash and cash equivalents.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Launches First Consultation Reviewing Liquidity Policy

By Editors | 01/03/2022

The paper asks for initial views on whether the RBNZ should consider adopting the BCBS liquidity framework, and whether its proposed principles for the review are appropriate.

Capital / Liquidity

RBA to Adjust Liquidity-Providing Market Operations

By Editors | 27/02/2022

The RBA will adjust the way it sets interest rates for repo transactions with banks and shorten the maximum tenor to four weeks.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Relaxes Credit Risk Rating System

By Editors | 27/02/2022

The relaxation will allow for easier issuance of loans and credit, thereby helping to accelerate business activities across the country, Bangladesh Bank said.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Raises Risk Weights Banks Have to Apply to Mortgages

By Darien Choong | 27/02/2022

Banks whose capital adequacy falls below the regulatory minimum as a result of the new risk weights will have to reduce risk-weighted assets or raise new capital.

Capital / Liquidity

CBIRC Incentivises HK Cat Bond Issuance by Mainland Insurers

By Editors | 27/02/2022

Preferential treatment in place since 2018 has been extended to mainland insurers that issue catastrophe bonds in the Hong Kong market.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Concludes First Phase of Climate Risk Stress Tests

By Editors | 27/02/2022

Defaults in the thermal power, steel and cement sectors may increase if companies in those sectors do not shift to low-carbon alternatives.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Consults on Dual Reporting Requirements for IRB Banks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/02/2022

The RBNZ plans to bring dual reporting requirements into effect from 1 July 2022, requiring IRB banks to also disclose RWA outcomes based on the standardised approach.