CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Revises Collateral, Exposure Norms for Clearing Corporations

By Ajoy K Das | 03/06/2024

The norms strengthen the liquidity and stability of clearing corporations and set new limits on exposures to individual banks.

Capital / Liquidity

EU Adopts Final Basel III Rules, Confirms Jan 2025 Roll-Out

By Manesh Samtani | 31/05/2024

Earlier this week, an ECB official said Basel III should be delayed in the EU if the US is too slow to adopt its own reform plan.

Enforcement

RBI Imposes Restrictions on Two Edelweiss Group Firms

By Ajoy K Das | 31/05/2024

The Edelweiss companies were found to be acting in concert to “evergreen” stressed loans and circumvent regulations.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ to Apply New Mortgage Lending Limits from 1 July

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/05/2024

The RBNZ said the new DTI and LVR restrictions act as guardrails to reduce the build-up of high-risk lending in the system.

Securities / Derivatives

US Adopts T+1 Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions

By Editors | 28/05/2024

Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Jamaica implemented a T+1 settlement cycle on Monday and the US on Tuesday.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Announces Refinements to USD Liquidity Facility

By Editors | 22/05/2024

The settlement date will be the same day as the tender date (T+0), instead of the business day after the tender date (T+1).

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea to Further Normalise Bank LCR Requirement in H2

By Editors | 22/05/2024

The FSC also decided to extend regulatory relaxations available to financial investment companies, specialised credit finance businesses, and savings banks.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Proposes Rule Changes to Boost Microfinance Support

By Editors | 22/05/2024

The FSC proposes to temporarily increase the rate of contributions financial companies make towards providing microloans to vulnerable individuals.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan’s Norinchukin Bank to Raise $7.7b in Capital

By Manesh Samtani | 22/05/2024

The bank needs to strengthen its capital base after interest rate increases went beyond expectations and caused significant unrealised losses on its foreign bond investments.