Capital / Liquidity

    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.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Recession Fears Prompt Japan to Stress Test Major Financial Firms

    By Editors | 22/10/2019

    The BOJ and FSA will jointly coordinate stress tests on Japan’s three G-SIBs and four D-SIBs to assess how capital and liquidity could be affected if stocks fell and the yen spiked.

    Capital / Liquidity

    The Supervisory Answer to Hong Kong’s Worsening Economic Performance

    By Pierre Latrobe | 22/10/2019

    Pierre Latrobe at Mazars discusses the measures the HKMA has taken so far to strengthen its macroprudential supervisory toolkit and address potential risks to the wider financial system.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea to Lift Ban on Brokers Lending to Overseas Units

    By Editors | 21/10/2019

    Large brokerage firms will be allowed to extend loans to their overseas operations to better finance their global outreach.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BCBS Releases 17th Progress Report on Basel III Adoption

    By Editors | 21/10/2019

    Since the previous report, member jurisdictions have made the most progress in adopting the NSFR, IRRBB, and large exposures framework.

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