CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

US DOJ Probing Whether Banks Colluded During Archegos Wind-down

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/09/2024

The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether some Wall Street banks coordinated stock sales during the Archegos collapse.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Approves Offshore Banking Rules for Special Economic Zone

By Ajoy K Das | 17/09/2024

7 local banks and 3 international banks are reported to be in talks to establish offshore banking units in the Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone.

AML / KYC

Bangladesh Bank Forms Task Force on Banking Sector Reforms

By Ajoy K Das | 17/09/2024

The task force, led by BB governor Ahsan H Mansur, will assess current conditions in the banking sector and propose regulatory reforms.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Probes Payment Delays at E-Commerce Platform

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/09/2024

After Qoo10 failed to pay merchants in South Korea, there are reports of payment delays also affecting small vendors in Singapore.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Unveils New Measures to Stamp Out Illegal Loans

By Thisanka Siripala | 14/09/2024

The FSC will take control of the registration process from local governments. Capital requirements and penalties for violations will also increase.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea to Introduce Stress Buffer Capital Requirement for Banks

By Thisanka Siripala | 13/09/2024

The requirement will apply to 17 commercial banks and eight financial holding firms, requiring them to hold extra capital based on their stress test results.

Capital / Liquidity

UK Publishes 2nd Policy Statement on Basel III Implementation

By Manesh Samtani | 13/09/2024

The new rules will come into force on 1 January 2026, which is six months later than was stated in the December proposal.

Capital / Liquidity

Fed Official Outlines Revised ‘Basel Endgame’ Plans

By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2024

Capital levels for G-SIBs would be raised by 9 percent, substantially less than the 19 percent in last July’s proposal.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Proposes to Move Away from AT1 Capital Instruments

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/09/2024

APRA is proposing to phase out AT1 capital instruments in favour of more reliable forms of capital, such as Tier 2 and CET1 capital.