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Capital / Liquidity
APRA Asks ADIs to Review, Improve Stress Testing Processes
By Editors | 24/02/2020
Larger ADIs have better stress testing governance practices and scenario development processes, and make better use of stress test results, than smaller institutions.
Market Infrastructure
PBOC Cuts Benchmark Lending Rate As Economic Concerns Weigh
By Editors | 21/02/2020
The PBOC pledged to help companies by lowering lending rates, increasing credit support, and ensure banking system liquidity through RRR cuts and MLF loans.
Capital / Liquidity
ISDA Publishes Uncleared Margin Implementation Project Checklist
By Editors | 21/02/2020
The checklist is suggested as a resource guide to highlight key implementation considerations for entities expecting to come into scope in September.
Capital / Liquidity
Basel IV to Impact APAC Banks Unevenly: Moody’s
By Editors | 20/02/2020
‘Basel IV’ will narrow the gap between the internal ratings based approach and the standardised approach for calculating risk-weighted assets.
Capital / Liquidity
JBA Rebuts BCBS Proposal on Sovereign Exposure Disclosures
By Manesh Samtani | 18/02/2020
The JBA said the BCBS should focus on ensuring full, timely and consistent implementation of Basel III reforms, rather than setting “fragmentary voluntary add-ons”.
Capital / Liquidity
SEBI Bars Portfolio Managers from Charging Upfront Fees
By Editors | 18/02/2020
SEBI has barred portfolio managers from charging upfront fees from clients and imposed caps on annual management fees and exit loads.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Convenes Special Teleconference on SME, Personal Lending
By Editors | 14/02/2020
The Banking Sector SME Lending Coordination Mechanism discussed ways to extend greater support to SME and retail customers, in light of the Covid-19 threat to cashflows.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Extends Prudential Loan Cap Transition Period for Foreign Banks
By Editors | 14/02/2020
The extended transitory period is aimed at ensure continued financing support for public sector initiatives under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ programme by foreign bank branches.
Capital / Liquidity
Better Supervision Associated with Lower Operational Risk: BIS Paper
By Manesh Samtani | 14/02/2020
Banks take an average 251 days to discover the occurrence of operational loss events, and 184 days to move from discovery and recognition, according to a new BIS paper.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Vows to Preserve Stability Amid Covid-19 Threat
By Editors | 13/02/2020
HKMA chief Eddie Yue indicated a willingness to be flexible towards banks facing difficulties in meeting regulatory requirements.
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