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Capital / Liquidity
Taiwan FSC to Ease Calculation Method for D-SIB Capital
By Editors | 16/09/2019
The move follows push back from some banks, saying that the higher capital buffer required of D-SIBs could raise funding costs and make them less competitive.
Capital / Liquidity
Global Banks’ India Business Impacted by Large Exposures Rules
By Editors | 13/09/2019
Foreign banks have to maintain sufficient capital in their India entities to increase their exposure to the country, rather than relying on guarantees from their overseas headquarters.
Capital / Liquidity
CBIRC Tightens Rules on Insurers’ Related-Party Transactions
By Editors | 10/09/2019
The CBIRC says some insurance companies have allowed their subsidiaries to use the insurers as “ATM machines”, causing “severe risks and social impact”.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA, RBNZ Approaches to Bank Capital Incompatible
By Editors | 10/09/2019
Citi banking analyst Brendan Sproules says APRA and the RBNZ “are pursuing radically contrasting approaches to bank sector capital adequacy”.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Announces Third RRR Cut of 2019
By Editors | 09/09/2019
The cut is expected to free up 900 billion yuan in banking system liquidity for use in small and private enterprise lending.
Capital / Liquidity
SBV Lists Criteria for Assuming Control of Troubled Banks
By Editors | 05/09/2019
The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular outlining seven conditions under which it will impose ‘special control’ over credit institutions.
Capital / Liquidity
Capital Adequacy Deteriorates at Korean Internet-only Banks
By Editors | 04/09/2019
The capital adequacy ratios of K Bank and Kakao Bank have fallen to 10.62% and 11.74%, respectively, compared 15.34% at Korea’s other institutions.
Capital / Liquidity
India to Merge 10 State Owned Banks into Four
By Editors | 03/09/2019
“In place of fragmented lending capacity with 27 public sector banks in 2017, now there will be only 12 state-run banks post consolidation,” said India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Capital / Liquidity
CBIRC Identifies Numerous Violations at Small and Mid-sized Banks
By Editors | 03/09/2019
“In response … all relevant regulatory agencies should take targeted prudential supervision measures … and carry out administrative punishment according to law,” the CBIRC said.
Capital / Liquidity
UPDATED – PBOC Mulls New Rules to Reduce Risk at Smaller Banks
By Editors | 30/08/2019
The PBOC will encourage merger talks instead of bankruptcies when dealing with problematic financial institutions.
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