Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Eases Limits on Bad Loan Write-offs

By Editors | 08/02/2019

New policies on write-offs are aimed at reducing NPLs on banks’ books. Meanwhile, the government has revealed a plan to probe defaulting borrowers and their bankers.

Capital / Liquidity

G-SIB Framework Meeting its Objectives – BCBS

By Editors | 06/02/2019

The analysis supports the view that the G-SIB framework is incentivising G-SIBs to become less systemically important. Non-GIBs are showing an increase in relative importance.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam to Rank Domestic, Foreign Financial Institutions

By Editors | 05/02/2019

The rankings will be used to alert the central bank to risks at financial institutions in the interest of safeguarding the banking system and protect depositors.

Capital / Liquidity

China Banks Wrote Off Bad Debt Worth $146bn in 2018

By Editors | 01/02/2019

Write-offs are the quickest and most direct way to reduce NPL ratios and free up the supply of credit at commercial banks.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Removes Three State Run Banks from PCA Framework

By Editors | 01/02/2019

India’s central bank has removed the Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Oriental Bank of Commerce from lending restrictions under its prompt corrective action framework.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Maintains Zero CCyB in Favour of Targeting Lending Standards

By Editors | 30/01/2019

APRA has maintained the countercyclical capital buffer rate at zero percent, focusing instead on targeted measures to improve eroded bank lending standards.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Perpetual Bond Support Seen as Banking System Bailout

By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2019

China’s recent moves to help banks replenish capital through perpetual bond issuances are seen as a bailout of the banking system. But what happens in another crisis?

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Extends Bank Capital Consultation, Releases Background Research

By Editors | 29/01/2019

In response to stakeholder feedback on doubling bank capital requirements, the RBNZ has extended the consultation deadline and released research originally intended for internal use.

Big Picture

IMF Commends Hong Kong for Robust Financial Regulation and Supervision

By Editors | 28/01/2019

The IMF has assessed that robust financial regulation and supervision should help Hong Kong weather domestic and external shocks despite growing risks to the city’s outlook.