Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC to Limit Short-term Bond Issuance by Securities Firms

By Editors | 10/03/2021

Short-term bonds issued by securities firms will subject to a limit of 60% of net capital. The eligibility criteria have also been strengthened.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Removes Liquidity Facilities Amid Improving Market Conditions

By Editors | 10/03/2021

Financial market conditions have “improved significantly” since the Term Auction Facility and the Corporate Open Market Operation were introduced.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Issues Draft Guidelines on New ‘Bad Bank’ Law

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/03/2021

Banks can stagger the booking of losses from the discounted sale of NPAs to FIST corporations over five years, provided proper disclosures are made.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Issues New Rules for Non-holding Financial Groups

By Editors | 08/03/2021

Non-holding financial groups deemed to have financial soundness problems will be required to draw up and submit business improvement plans.

Capital / Liquidity

ICBC, Ping An Dispose of First Packages of Bad Personal Loans

By Editors | 08/03/2021

Asset managers bought packages of bad personal loans from ICBC and Ping An Bank at auction under a new pilot programme.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan, EU Boost Cooperation on Insurance Supervision

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/03/2021

EIOPA will provide the FSA advice on an equivalence decision under the EU’s Solvency II framework and, later, the monitoring of this decision.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Unveils Policy Plans for Insurance Sector

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/03/2021

The policy plans include measures to promote digital insurance products and establish standards for online platform services, among other measures.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Mulls Tighter Limits on Bank Investment in Insurance Companies

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/03/2021

An RBI working group has previously recommended limiting banks to a 20 percent stage in insurers, down from 50 percent currently.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Extends Principal Payment Holiday Scheme Again

By Manesh Samtani | 05/03/2021

Principal payments of all loans of eligible corporate borrowers falling due between 1 May and 31 October 2021 should be deferred by a further six months.