Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Revises NBFC Rules on Liquidity Risk Management

By Editors | 07/11/2019

The guidelines impose minimum LCR requirements on larger NBFCs from December 2020 and additionally seek to enhance early detection of liquidity risks in the sector.

Capital / Liquidity

Capital Buffers Are Designed to Be Used: BCBS

By Editors | 05/11/2019

Banks that draw down on their buffers in times of stress are not deemed to be in breach of their minimum regulatory capital requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Banking Amendment Bill Introduced in Parliament

By Editors | 05/11/2019

The bill will remove the DBU-ACU divide, expand the grounds for which MAS can revoke bank licences, and empower MAS to regulate outsourcing arrangements.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Banks to Gain Easier Access to Capital from Larger Peers

By Editors | 05/11/2019

Under a special measure to be launched in March, a bank’s capital-to-asset ratio will not be reduced when it invests in a struggling peer.

Capital / Liquidity

SEBI Mandates Immediate Disclosure of NPA Divergences

By Editors | 04/11/2019

SEBI has directed listed banks to disclose any divergences in bad loan provisioning immediately, rather than waiting to publish the information in their annual financial statements.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC, CBIRC Forced to Reassure Depositors After Bank Run

By Editors | 04/11/2019

Authorities were forced to step in after depositors rushed to withdraw their savings from Yichuan Bank amid rumours that the bank was insolvent and a corruption probe into the bank’s former chairman.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Mulls Imposing Limits on Lending Rates, Fees

By Editors | 30/10/2019

The BSP is considering placing limits on the interest rates and other fees lenders and finance companies can charge borrowers in response to a request from the SEC.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Announces New Round of Reserve Requirement Cuts

By Editors | 25/10/2019

The fresh 100bp RRR cut follows a 100bp cut announced last month and a three-step 200bp cut from May to July this year.

Capital / Liquidity

China Criminalises Loans with Annual Interest Over 36pc

By Editors | 23/10/2019

All agency fees, consulting fees, management fees and default penalties will be included in the interest rate calculation, effectively lowering the threshold.