Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Opposes LCR for US Branches of Foreign Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 26/06/2019

The BOJ, FSA and JBA say standardised liquidity requirements for US branches of foreign banking organisations will promote market fragmentation and create global risks.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Rules on Bank Exposure Limits to Take Effect From 1 July

By Editors | 25/06/2019

Under the rules, authorised institutions are subject to a statutory limit of 25% of capital on financial exposure to any one person or group of related persons.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Issues Report on Pillar 2 Supervisory Review Practices

By Editors | 24/06/2019

The report describes the key concepts of Pillar 2 and the different practices in use across Basel Committee member jurisdictions.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Agrees to Revise Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements

By Editors | 21/06/2019

Margin received from clients allowed to offset cleared derivatives exposure used to calculate leverage ratio. New disclosure requirements will address leverage ratio window dressing.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Extends Liquidity Support to Smaller Banks

By Editors | 17/06/2019

Liquidity will be provided by increasing rediscount and standing lending facility quotas, as concerns mount over the potential risks of smaller banks.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Issues First Round Response to Bank Capital Consultation

By Editors | 14/06/2019

The new framework will impose higher capital charges by applying higher risk weights on mortgage loans that are seen as more risky, especially interest-only or investor loans.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC to Guarantee Bank of Jinzhou’s CD Issuance

By Editors | 11/06/2019

The PBOC introduced the credit risk mitigation tool last year to support bond issuances by private firms. Bank of Jinzhou will be the first to issue interbank CDs under the initiative.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI to Step Up Monitoring of Shadow Banking Sector

By Editors | 11/06/2019

Governor Shaktikanta Das says the RBI will increase its monitoring of NBFCs and issue final liquidity risk management rules for the sector “soon”.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Examines Effects of Post-Crisis Reforms on SME Financing

By Editors | 11/06/2019

SME lending growth has resumed in recent years, and access to external finance for SMEs appears to have improved, particularly in advanced economies.