CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    BSP Issues Guidelines for Banks on Managing IRRBB

    By Editors | 14/08/2019

    Covered supervised institutions have until 1 January 2021 to develop or revise their policies and procedures in accordance with the guidelines.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APAC Not Fully Meeting IFRS 9 Disclosure Objective: Moody’s

    By Editors | 12/08/2019

    Significant variations in reporting practices in some cases do not meet the disclosure objective of IFRS 9, Moody’s says, describing  HSBC Hong Kong and Hang Seng Bank as best in class.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China Intervenes to Support a Third Troubled Bank

    By Editors | 12/08/2019

    China’s sovereign wealth fund and the Shandong provincial government will invest in Hengfeng Bank, which failed to disclose its financial statements for two straight years.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Cuts Consumer Credit Risk Weight, Offers Boost to NBFCs

    By Editors | 09/08/2019

    The RBI will increase bank exposure limits for NBFCs, allow on-lending to priority sectors, and enable near-real-time tracking of payments fraud through the creation of a centralised registry.

    Securities / Derivatives

    S. Korea Announces Adjusted Schedule for Initial Margin Rules

    By Editors | 09/08/2019

    Korea has adjusted its domestic implementation schedule for the incoming requirements, taking into account the one-year phased extension announced by BCBS and IOSCO in July.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Eases Rules on Overseas Borrowing for NBFCs

    By Editors | 01/08/2019

    NBFCs can use overseas borrowings to fund working capital, repay rupee loans, and on-lend to domestic customers. Banks can also sell distressed loans to eligible overseas lenders.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China to Support Banks that Swap Corporate Debt for Equity

    By Editors | 01/08/2019

    The new measures encourage banks to set up subsidiaries to invest in debt-for-equity swaps, helping them to offload distressed debt and ease rising NPL pressures.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Malaysia to Implement NSFR from July 2020

    By Editors | 01/08/2019

    From 1 July 2020, banks will be required to maintain a minimum NSFR of 100% at all times and to submit NSFR reports to BNM on a quarterly basis.

    Capital / Liquidity

    US Regulators Approve 82 Foreign Banks’ Resolution Plans

    By Editors | 31/07/2019

    The Fed and FDIC have accepted the resolution plans of 82 foreign banks, and granted an extra year extension before the next resolution plans need to be submitted.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ANZ Adjusts Risk Weights on New Zealand Loan Portfolios

    By Editors | 30/07/2019

    The changes follow the RBNZ’s revocation of ANZ’s right to model its operational risk capital requirements in May.

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