CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

China May Increase Number of SIFIs – Report

By Garima Chitkara | 11/10/2018

China may designate more firms as systemically important to the country’s $40 trillion financial sector. Authorities will shortlist 50 firms that potentially warrant this designation.

Capital / Liquidity

China Announces RRR Cut as Markets Resume Trading

By Editors | 08/10/2018

Announced at the end of a week-long national holiday, the RRR cut will free up $175bn in liquidity for banks to repay MLF funding and boost business lending.

Capital / Liquidity

G-SIBs Meeting Minimum Capital Levels Under Basel III

By Garima Chitkara | 05/10/2018

Basel Committee semi-annual bank monitoring report found that most banks, including all the large G-SIBs were meeting their capital requirements.

Big Picture

Regulators Must Resist Pressures from ‘Reform Fatigue’ – IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2018

IMF economists urge for resistance against pressures to roll back regulation, as the post-crisis reform agenda is not yet complete and new risks continue to emerge.

Capital / Liquidity

India Govt Seizes Control of Troubled Lender to Reassure Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2018

The government has appointed a new board to revive the systemically-important infrastructure financier IL&FS and committed to ensuring liquidity to prevent further defaults.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Tweaks Norms to Ease Bank Liquidity Crunch

By Editors | 28/09/2018

The central bank has increased the amount of government securities banks can put towards meeting LCR requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

China Seeks to Boost Interbank Bond Issuances by Foreign Institutions

By Editors | 27/09/2018

PBOC and MOF have issued guidelines clarifying the requirements for foreign governments and institutions issuing interbank bonds in China.

Capital / Liquidity

India’s Regulators Attempt to Calm Credit Market Jitters

By Garima Chitkara | 26/09/2018

RBI, SEBI and the Indian government assured markets they will step in to fill any NBFC liquidity gaps after a recent default by an infrastructure financing firm.

Securities / Derivatives

China Allows Direct Stock Investment with WMP Funds

By Garima Chitkara | 24/09/2018

The move is aimed at increasing investment into Chinese equities even as regulators take steps to reduce the risk posed by such products to bank balance sheets.