Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Orders Three Banks to Tighten Group Funding Arrangements

By Editors | 25/07/2019

Macquarie, Rabobank and HSBC had provisions in group funding agreements that could allow funding to be withdrawn in a stress scenario, potentially undermining their stability.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Sets Out Beijing Penalties for Deposit Reserve Violations

By Editors | 24/07/2019

Draft measures from the PBOC set out four types of penalties Beijing-based financial institutions must pay when their deposit reserves fall below statutory requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

CBIRC to Launch Special Inspections Targeting Property Lending Practices

By Editors | 24/07/2019

The special inspections will reportedly involve 75 banks in 30 cities, scrutinising all aspects of property-related loans, as regulators seek to rein in risk.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Urges Better Risk Monitoring, Faster NPA Resolution at State Banks

By Editors | 23/07/2019

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das asked state-owned banks to speed up bad debt recovery efforts, strengthen internal controls and risk monitoring, and help fix the ongoing NBFC liquidity crisis.

Capital / Liquidity

China Simplifies Issuance of Preferred Shares for Smaller Banks

By Editors | 23/07/2019

The revised guidance makes it easier for non-listed banks to replenish Tier 1 capital through the issuance of preferred shares. To date, only listed banks have issued such instruments.

Capital / Liquidity

SEBI Tightens NPA Disclosure Requirements for Listed Banks

By Editors | 21/07/2019

Listed banks will have to make disclosures if the additional provisioning for NPAs assessed by RBI exceeds 10% of reported profit, compared to 15% previously.

Capital / Liquidity

China Enhances Market Exit Mechanism for Failing Financial Institutions

By Editors | 18/07/2019

China currently lacks smooth market exit channels, reflected in insufficient supporting measures and high exit costs for financial institutions in distress, said an NDRC spokesperson.

Capital / Liquidity

China Issues New Rules for Distressed Asset Fund Managers

By Editors | 17/07/2019

Under the new rules, local AMCs must price bad assets fairly and are prohibited from setting buyback terms in acquisition contracts to help financial institutions cover up bad assets.

Capital / Liquidity

Allahabad Bank Reports $258mn Fraud by Indian Steelmaker

By Editors | 17/07/2019

Following a similar report from Punjab National Bank earlier this month, Allahabad Bank has reported a $258mn fraud at Bhushan Power & Steel.