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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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