CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Market Infrastructure

ISDA, FIA, IIF Publish CCP Resolution Incentives Analysis

By Garima Chitkara | 18/03/2019

ISDA, FIA and IIF members dispute the appropriateness of extending the NCWOL safeguard to equity holders, and debate the size of the “skin-in-the-game” tranche.

Capital / Liquidity

British Banks Can Weather a No-Deal Brexit

By Manesh Samtani | 13/03/2019

While UK banks may not be fully ready to conduct business in EU jurisdictions, from a liquidity and capital point of view they appear well-positioned to weather a no-deal Brexit scenario.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Extends Compliance Deadline for LCR, NSFR

By Editors | 11/03/2019

The BSP has given subsidiary banks and quasi-banks an extra year to meet the 100% LCR and NSFR requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

US Fed Considers Stricter Rules for Foreign Bank Branches

By Editors | 11/03/2019

Foreign banks say added requirements are unnecessary, as their US branches are limited in their activities, rarely hold federally insured deposits, and are subject to home country rules.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea FSC Wants More Supervision over Financial Conglomerates

By Editors | 07/03/2019

South Korea’s FSC is pushing to expand its oversight of conglomerates to include those that own other types of financial businesses besides banks.

Capital / Liquidity

India to Raise Capital Rules for Housing Finance Companies

By Editors | 07/03/2019

India’s mortgage regulator is proposing to increase capital adequacy requirements for housing finance companies from 12% to 15% by March 2022.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh to Make Sweeping Banking Sector Reforms

By Editors | 07/03/2019

Bangladesh Bank is spearheading a wide-ranging policy review to tackle soaring NPLs and willful defaulters in the nation’s banking sector.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Issues New Guidance on Large Exposures

By Editors | 07/03/2019

Moody’s says the requirements are more conservative than existing limits on counterparty risk and will further reduce banks’ maximum losses if a counterparty suddenly fails.

Capital / Liquidity

Record Number of Bangladesh Banks Face Provisioning Shortfall

By Editors | 04/03/2019

As a result of non-performing loans in the banking sector and excessive lending in violation of banking regulations, 15 banks in Bangladesh are facing provisioning shortfalls.