CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Crypto / Digital Assets

Thai SEC Revises Capital Requirements for Crypto Firms

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/12/2024

The revised requirements aim to increase trust in the digital asset market and enhance investor protection.

Capital / Liquidity

Bank of Korea Pledges ‘Unlimited’ Liquidity to Keep Markets Stable

By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2024

The central bank pledged to keep financial markets stable after the President unexpectedly declared and then rescinded martial law.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Revises Guideline for Bank on Capital Adequacy Regime

By Editors | 03/12/2024

The revised SPM module incorporates changes to align with the Basel III final reforms which take effect from 1 January 2025.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Works to Ease Funding Pressure Through Liquidity Injections

By Editors | 03/12/2024

The PBOC conducted ¥800bn in outright reverse repo transactions and bought a net ¥200bn of sovereign bonds in November. An RRR cut is likely still needed.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea to Restore Bank LCR Requirement to 100% from January

By Manesh Samtani | 30/11/2024

The FSC will only partially normalise regulatory relaxations for savings banks and specialised credit finance businesses.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Publishes Report on Implementing Positive Neutral CCyB

By Manesh Samtani | 29/11/2024

The report describes different jurisdictional frameworks for implementing a positive neutral CCyB and approaches to calibration and operation.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Finalises Technical Amendments to Basel Framework

By Editors | 29/11/2024

The amendments concern the standardised approach to credit risk and the capital charge for Group 2a cryptoassets. An amendment to the CCR framework is also proposed.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Issues New Rules on Loan Classification, Provisioning

By Mark Johnston | 29/11/2024

The new guidelines introduce an ECL methodology-based provisioning system in line with IFRS 9, to be fully implemented by 2027.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS: Singapore Banks Show Resilience to Global Risks

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2024

Singapore banks still met the minimum capital and liquidity requirements in the Adverse scenario of the industry-wide stress test.