CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan to Debut Internet Only Banks by End-2019

By JP Reimann | 30/04/2018

Internet only banks must be at least 50 percent owned by a traditional lender, and subject to the same capital requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

Bank of Thailand Expands Debt Clinic Scheme for Troubled Borrowers

By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2018

‘Debt Clinic’ programme to pooling unsecured bad loans under Sukhumvit Asset Management will expand to an additional 50,000 borrowers.

Capital / Liquidity

Policy Tools Sufficient to Reduce Financial Sector Leverage – PBOC

By Garima Chitkara | 26/04/2018

PBOC governor said Chinese economic fundamentals were strong and that the central bank had enough tools to bring down financial leverage and mitigate systemic risks.

Capital / Liquidity

Asia to Miss Key 2018, 2019 Basel III Deadlines – BIS report

By Garima Chitkara | 26/04/2018

Most Asian jurisdictions are behind on implementing counterparty credit risk measures, capital for CCP exposures as well as TLAC, IRRBB and LEX requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Urges Lenders to Monitor Borrowers for Early Signs of Stress

By Editors | 24/04/2018

Central bank deputy governor says banks see non-payment as “on par” despite loan resolution framework; poor credit culture must change.

Capital / Liquidity

Bank of Japan Warns of Rising Credit Costs

By Garima Chitkara | 23/04/2018

Banks are urged to step up credit risk management and provisioning for lending to “middle-risk” firms that hold low internal funds.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Mulls New NPL Dispute Resolution Guidelines

By Garima Chitkara | 23/04/2018

New guidelines and amendments to stress the importance of mediation and arbitration to take pressure off the courts saddled with NPL recovery cases.

Capital / Liquidity

China Cuts Reserve Requirements for Banks

By Editors | 20/04/2018

Banks must use majority of cash freed up from 1% RRR cut to repay central bank loans; the rest can be used for small business loans.

Capital / Liquidity

India Sets Floor for Foreign Investment into Unregulated Financial Entities

By Garima Chitkara | 19/04/2018

Minimum foreign investment into fund-based services by unregulated entities to be set at $20 million; $2 million for non-fund based services.