CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Revises Notice 637 on Risk-based Capital Adequacy

By Editors | 28/11/2024

MAS updated Notice 637, which sets out risk-based capital adequacy requirements for locally-incorporated banks.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Publishes 2024 List of Global Systemically Important Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 27/11/2024

Groupe Crédit Agricole has been moved to a higher bucket and Bank of America has been moved to a lower bucket. There are no other changes.

Enforcement

UK FCA Fines Barclays £40m Over 2008 Disclosure Failures

By Mark Johnston | 26/11/2024

The FCA said Barclays failed to disclose payments to Qatari entities that helped rescue the bank during the 2008 financial crisis.

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Compares EU and US Capital Requirements for Banks

By Mark Johnston | 23/11/2024

The ECB hasn’t yet decided whether to publish its analysis, which reportedly shows that EU banks would face significantly higher capital requirements if they were subject to US rules.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Shares Good Practices to Support Basel III Implementation

By Manesh Samtani | 22/11/2024

The HKMA encourages banks to maintain their momentum as the 1 January 2025 implementation date for certain aspects of Basel III approaches.

ESG / Sustainability

BCBS Postpones Climate Risk Disclosure Framework for Banks

By Thisanka Siripala | 21/11/2024

The BCBS has been unable to finalise the Pillar 3 disclosure framework for climate-related financial risks because the US refuses to endorse it.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Issues Work Update, Calls for Full Basel III Implementation

By Editors | 21/11/2024

Next month BCBS will publish the final CCR guidelines, a report on the CCyB, and Korea’s NSFR and large exposures assessment reports.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Issues Response on Enhancing Deposit Insurance Scheme

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2024

MAS released a second set of responses to proposals aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the deposit insurance scheme.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Urges G20 Leaders to Fully Implement Agreed Reforms

By Mark Johnston | 20/11/2024

FSB Chair Klaas Knot emphasises the importance of addressing financial system vulnerabilities, including through the full and timely implementation of agreed reforms.