Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

IMF Reaffirms Hong Kong Stability, Identifies Pockets of Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 10/06/2021

The IMF recommends enhancing monitoring of lending to Mainland China, increasing oversight over banking groups, and regulating mortgage lending by non-banks.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS to Consult on Capital Rules for Banks’ Crypto Exposures

By Manesh Samtani | 09/06/2021

The proposed consultation builds on an earlier paper which outlined an approach that would subject direct crypto exposures to full deductions from CET1 capital.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Proposes Phased Approach to New Credit Risk Reporting Standard

By Manesh Samtani | 09/06/2021

An interim and simplified reporting standard will apply while ADIs develop their capabilities for delivering the full suite of credit risk data collected by ARS 220.0.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Raises Bank Limits on Open FX Positions

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 07/06/2021

The BSP has raised the limit as part of a larger set of amendments to the framework for the management of banks’ open FX positions.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Accepts Applications to Establish Financial Holding Companies

By Manesh Samtani | 07/06/2021

China CITIC Limited and China Everbright Group have become the first to apply for approval to establish financial holding companies.

Capital / Liquidity

CBIRC Green-lights Ant Group Consumer Finance Unit

By Manesh Samtani | 04/06/2021

Ant will hold a 50% stake in the new unit, which forms a key part of the restructuring that was ordered to resolve regulatory concerns.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Issues Guidance on Counterparty Credit Risk Framework

By Editors | 03/06/2021

The guidance is aimed at facilitating consistent interpretation and application of the capital requirements under the BCR as amended in April.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Expected to Lift Bank Dividend Cap in June

By Editors | 02/06/2021

Despite criticism from investors, most banks adopt a 20 percent cap on dividends, as recommended by the FSC in January.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Sets Out Timeline for Finalisation of Capital Reforms

By Editors | 02/06/2021

The final prudential standards will be released in November, the final prudential practice guides in Q2 2022, and the final version of the interim reporting standards in Q3 2022.