Capital / Liquidity

    Capital / Liquidity

    HKMA Asks Banks to Prepare Systems for Revised Leverage Ratio

    By Editors | 15/07/2019

    Both the revised leverage ratio treatment of client cleared derivatives and the revised disclosure requirements will come into effect in Hong Kong on 1 January 2022, in line with the BCBS timetable.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ASIC Defends Responsible Lending Guidance

    By Editors | 11/07/2019

    ASIC says the proposed responsible lending guidance is not about increasing requirements; rather, it seeks to clarify and update guidance on existing requirements.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Orders A$500m Capital Charge for ANZ, NAB, Westpac

    By Editors | 11/07/2019

    The increase in capital requirements are to reflect weaknesses in operational risk management identified in the banks’ self-assessments.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Raises Capital Requirements for Big Banks

    By Editors | 10/07/2019

    The big four banks will need to raise A$50bn to meet higher loss-absorbing capacity requirements by 2024, though the increase is less than was proposed last November.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Korea FSS Warns Banks of Liquidity Risk at China Units

    By Editors | 10/07/2019

    KB Kookmin and KEB Hana have three months to submit plans for reducing their China corporate bodies’ reliance on support from their Korean parents.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India’s 2019 Budget Grants Lifeline to State Banks, NBFCs

    By Editors | 08/07/2019

    The government announced a fresh capital infusion for state banks, credit guarantees on NBFC assets, and stronger supervisory powers for the RBI.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Relaxes Serviceability Assessment Standards for Mortgage Loans

    By Editors | 08/07/2019

    Under APRA’s new serviceability guidance, borrowers on a typical 4% mortgage rate can expect to be assessed at 6.25% rather than 7.25%, enabling them to immediately secure larger loans.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Australia, India Compliant with NSFR, Large Exposures Framework

    By Editors | 05/07/2019

    The BCBS has assessed the implementation of the NSFR and large exposures framework in Australia and India to be ‘compliant’ with its standards.

    Market Infrastructure

    G-SIBs Making Steady, Significant Progress on TLAC: FSB

    By Editors | 04/07/2019

    The FSB says further efforts are needed to ensure that TLAC will be available in the right amounts at all locations within a group during a crisis.

    Capital / Liquidity

    “Most Banks” Support RBNZ Bank Capital Proposal

    By Editors | 03/07/2019

    The submissions from the RBNZ consultation on raising bank capital requirements show the proposals have broad public support, including from “most banks”.

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