Capital / Liquidity

Market Infrastructure

Japan FSA Issues Proposal to Tighten Regional Bank Oversight

By Editors | 04/04/2019

The FSA will stress tests regional banks and force weaker lenders to take action to improve profitability, replace their management, or merge.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia Issues Draft Policy Framework for D-SIBs

By Editors | 04/04/2019

The draft policy framework sets out a proposed assessment methodology to identify D-SIBs in Malaysia and the applicable HLA and reporting requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Large Exposures Framework Takes Effect

By Editors | 04/04/2019

The RBI has issued a notice on its large exposures framework, which is now in effect, clarifying that non-cleared derivatives will be considered outside its remit for another year.

Capital / Liquidity

Vijaya, Dena Banks Start Operating as Bank of Baroda Branches

By Editors | 01/04/2019

The state-backed three-way merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda has taken effect, creating India’s third largest lender.

Capital / Liquidity

New Internet-Only Banks in S. Korea to Get Grace on Basel Rules

By Editors | 26/03/2019

The FSC wants to grant new internet-only banks three years’ grace on Basel III requirements to ease the regulatory burden during the early stages of their business operation.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Proposes Stricter Credit Risk Management Standards

By Manesh Samtani | 26/03/2019

The revised prudential standard enhances board oversight of credit risk and requires more intensive credit checks on borrowers. APRA also highlights the risks of P2P originated loans.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Again Defers Banks’ Implementation of New Accounting Standards

By Editors | 25/03/2019

The RBI has again deferred ‘until further notice’ the implementation of new accounting rules for banks, which could have forced banks to raise bad loan provisions by $16bn in H2, said Fitch.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea to Make Loan Approvals More Startup Friendly

By Editors | 25/03/2019

The FSC will overhaul the corporate loan approval system used at banks to broaden the scope of assets start-ups can pledge to secure financing.

Capital / Liquidity

Basel III Monitoring Reveals Fall in Big Banks’ Capital Ratios

By Editors | 21/03/2019

The latest monitoring exercise indicates that all banks are meeting CET1 and LCR requirements, but that the biggest banks’ capital ratios have fallen for the first time.