Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Announces S. Korea’s D-SIBs for 2020

By Editors | 28/06/2019

The five bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks will be required to set aside additional common equity capital of 1% for 2020.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Chair Issues Letter to G20 Ahead of Osaka Summit

By Editors | 27/06/2019

The letter reports on the FSB’s work to monitor financial stability risks, reform implementation progress, and market fragmentation issues.

Capital / Liquidity

China Shadow Banking Assets Reach Two Year Low

By Editors | 26/06/2019

The crackdown on shadow banking activities will continue to moderate this year as China prioritises economic growth and smaller banks continue to face funding pressures, Moody’s said.

Capital / Liquidity

UPDATED – New Zealand to Introduce Bank Deposit Protection Regime

By Editors | 26/06/2019

The government is proposing a limit between NZD 30,000 and 50,000 for the deposit protection regime, which covers about 90% of individual bank deposits.

Capital / Liquidity

Benefits of Stronger Capital Exceed Potential Output Costs

By Editors | 26/06/2019

The FSB and BCBS have issued reports assessing the net economic impact of stronger capital and liquidity reforms and the macroeconomic implications of transitioning to full implementation.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Opposes LCR for US Branches of Foreign Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 26/06/2019

The BOJ, FSA and JBA say standardised liquidity requirements for US branches of foreign banking organisations will promote market fragmentation and create global risks.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Rules on Bank Exposure Limits to Take Effect From 1 July

By Editors | 25/06/2019

Under the rules, authorised institutions are subject to a statutory limit of 25% of capital on financial exposure to any one person or group of related persons.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Issues Report on Pillar 2 Supervisory Review Practices

By Editors | 24/06/2019

The report describes the key concepts of Pillar 2 and the different practices in use across Basel Committee member jurisdictions.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Agrees to Revise Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements

By Editors | 21/06/2019

Margin received from clients allowed to offset cleared derivatives exposure used to calculate leverage ratio. New disclosure requirements will address leverage ratio window dressing.