Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Basel Committee Eases Trading Book Capital Requirements for Banks

By Editors | 15/01/2019

The final revisions to the market risk framework reduces the amount of total market risk capital for banks’ trading books by almost half compared to the 2016 version.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Banking Securitisation Code Takes Effect

By Editors | 14/01/2019

The Code provides guidance on the qualifying conditions to use the internal assessment approach for calculating the capital requirement for certain securitisation exposures.

Capital / Liquidity

India Delays Implementation Of Capital Conservation Buffer By One Year

By Editors | 11/01/2019

The RBI has announced the final tranche of the capital conservation buffer will be applicable from 31 March 2020 instead of 31 March 2019.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Turns Down Bank Requests for Special Classification of IL&FS Loans

By Editors | 10/01/2019

Banks will need to provision for IL&FS assets at the standard rate of 15% in the first year in the December quarter and will not get the six month reprieve they had asked for.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Banks Called Out for High Priority Amounts on Mortgages

By Editors | 09/01/2019

By setting mortgage priority amounts almost three times the home loan principal, banks are preventing borrowers from shopping around for a second mortgage.

Capital / Liquidity

SFC Fines FWD Life for Noncompliance with Key Personnel Requirements

By Editors | 09/01/2019

FWD Life also failed to maintain satisfactory internal controls and written compliance procedures as required under the SFC Code on MPF Products and the Fund Manager Code of Conduct.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Expected to Allow Banks More Flexibility in Setting Rates – Report

By Editors | 08/01/2019

The central bank is expected to allow financial institutions greater flexibility in setting interest rates for loans and deposits in the year ahead.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Announces First Reserve Requirement Cut of 2019

By Editors | 07/01/2019

A 100 basis point RRR cut will be implemented in two phases this month, releasing $218bn of liquidity into the banking system.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippine Banking System Stable Despite Outside Challenges

By Editors | 07/01/2019

The Philippine banking system “remained robust and continued to exhibit strong capital position and sustained growth in core earnings”, says BSP deputy governor Chuchi Fonacier.