CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Relaxes Rules for Providing Credit to HNW Clients

By Editors | 10/12/2024

Banks are allowed to accept foreign bonds, offshore structured products, or foreign currency-denominated structured bonds as collateral.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Proposes Updates to Reporting Standard for Capital Adequacy

By Editors | 08/12/2024

The amendments to ARS 110 account for APRA’s new rules for banks on liquidity management and IRRBB reporting.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong Gazettes Basel III Related Codes of Practice

By Editors | 08/12/2024

One new and two amended codes of practice were gazetted and HKMA issued a revised version of its banking disclosure guidelines.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Announces Cut to Cash Reserve Ratio for Banks

By Editors | 08/12/2024

The CRR cut is expected to release $13.7bn in financial system liquidity, enabling banks to extend more loans to spur economic growth.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Outlines 2024 Progress on Resolution-related Work

By Manesh Samtani | 07/12/2024

In 2024, a new global standard for CCP resolution was finalised. The FSB has published its first list of insurers subject to resolution planning standards.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Consults on Amendments to Hong Kong Banking Ordinance

By Manesh Samtani | 06/12/2024

Among other things, the HKMA proposes to establish a statutory regime enabling it to exercise direct regulatory and supervisory powers over holding companies of banks.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Assesses Korea’s Implementation of NSFR, LEX Standards

By Editors | 06/12/2024

NSFR implementation was assessed as “compliant”, while implementation of the large exposures framework was assessed as “largely compliant”.

Capital / Liquidity

IAIS Adopts Global Capital Standard for Insurance Industry

By Editors | 06/12/2024

The standard provides a risk-based measure of capital adequacy for internationally active insurance groups to ensure they can withstand potential stresses.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Launches New ‘Special Scheme’ to Aid Homebuyers

By Manesh Samtani | 05/12/2024

The scheme allows a higher LTV ratio and DSR limit for homebuyers who bought residential properties when prices were higher from 2021 to 2023.