Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

CBIRC Probes Reveal 19,900 Shareholder Violations at Rural Banks

By Editors | 22/03/2021

Over 70 percent of the violations have so far been resolved; 281 institutions were fined a total CNY 150 million; 711 shareholders were fined CNY 20.4 million.

Capital / Liquidity

Myanmar Military Threatens to Confiscate Bank Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2021

Commercial banks have been ordered to resume full operations, or else transfer deposit accounts to state- or military-owned banks.

Capital / Liquidity

SEC Thailand Proposes Measures to Protect Funds from Panic Selling

By Editors | 18/03/2021

The SEC is considering imposing conditions for investors seeking to redeem mutual fund units, among other measures to enhance liquidity management at funds.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA to Update Licensing Approach for New Banking Entrants

By Editors | 18/03/2021

The proposed approach will support newly licensed banks so they are better equipped to succeed, according to APRA Deputy Chair John Lonsdale.

Capital / Liquidity

Banks Facing FRTB Data and Modeling Difficulties

By Editors | 17/03/2021

Data was the number one challenge identified for FRTB implementation, with 59% of 131 respondents to a Bloomberg poll citing it as their main challenge.

Capital / Liquidity

Thai Banks Announce Lower Dividends Amid Declining Profitability

By Editors | 17/03/2021

The dividend announcements are in line with the central bank’s requirements for banks to limit payouts to 50 percent of 2020 net profit.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Issues Revised Capital Markets Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/03/2021

The new rules prohibit investors from placing multiple orders for IPO subscription via multiple brokerages and improve Chinese wall regulations

Capital / Liquidity

Dividend Restrictions Effective at Increasing Lending Capacity: BIS

By Manesh Samtani | 14/03/2021

Restrictions on capital distributions in the initial phase of the Covid crisis were effective in increasing bank lending, says new analysis from the BIS.

AML / KYC

APRA Ends Westpac Probe into Possible Banking Law Breaches

By Editors | 14/03/2021

The investigation did not find evidence of breaches of the Banking Act or the BEAR, according to APRA Deputy Chair John Lonsdale.