CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Adviser Signals Easing in China Debt Crackdown

By Manesh Samtani | 11/07/2018

Regulators will avoid overusing “one-size-fits-all” policy in cutting debt levels, amid slowing market slump and economic growth, along with rising trade tensions and credit defaults.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Publishes Revised Assessment Methodology For G-SIBs

By Garima Chitkara | 09/07/2018

New framework builds upon consultation last year and provides further guidance on the G-SIB assessment, reporting and higher loss absorbency surcharge. It will be adopted by 2021.

Capital / Liquidity

SGX Proposes Amendments to Boost Capital Efficiency for Members

By Manesh Samtani | 08/07/2018

Proposed amendments include removal of risk-based capital and net liquid capital requirements currently imposed on remote and bank members, among other changes.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Proposes Amendments to Mitigate Contagion Risk from Related Parties

By Manesh Samtani | 08/07/2018

Proposals include broadening the definition of related entities to include substantial shareholders and board directors, and aligning the framework with recently revised standards for large exposures to unrelated entities.

Capital / Liquidity

ASIC Proposes New Capital Regime for Market Participants

By Manesh Samtani | 08/07/2018

New minimum capital for futures and securities participants proposed at A$1m and A$0.5m, respectively; futures and securities capital rulebooks to be consolidated.

Capital / Liquidity

Australia Proposes Credit Card Lending Restrictions

By Garima Chitkara | 05/07/2018

ASIC has proposed that lenders ensure that new card consumers, or those applying to increase their credit card limit, can repay their credit card debt within three years. The proposal comes after an ASIC review found that 18.5% of Australians were struggling with credit card debt.

Capital / Liquidity

What Happens When We Face the Next Banking Crisis?

By Peter Guy | 05/07/2018

A recent IMFBlog post suggests policymakers and regulators are still unprepared to confront the stark moral and economic dilemmas in handling bank failures.

Capital / Liquidity

China Tightens Rules for Third Party Payment Providers

By Emma Zhou | 02/07/2018

Payment firms required to gradually increase reserves to 100% of client funds and to deposit all reserves at central custodian by 14 January; All online payments to be settled by central bank clearinghouse moving forward.

Big Picture

China Shadow Bank Risk On The Decline – Moody’s

By Garima Chitkara | 02/07/2018

Chinese banks are returning to conventional lending and away from shadow banking activities according to banking statistics released by Chinese regulators, says Moody’s Investors Services.