Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

BOE Updates Rules for International Banks Operating in the UK

By Editors | 24/05/2025

PRA clarifies expectations for international branches, seeking to balance openness with financial stability concerns.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Launches Regulatory Review of Savings Bank Regulations

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/05/2025

The review will consider introducing differentiated regulations based on bank size and easing restrictions on lending.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan FSA to Review Regional Banks for Deposit Outflow Risks

By Thisanka Siripala | 24/05/2025

The regulator will assess whether internal risk models are overly optimistic as 16 banks breach capital risk thresholds.

Capital / Liquidity

South Korea to Implement Stricter Mortgage Lending Rule in July

By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2025

The FSC will tighten lending curbs as planned to cool household debt, but there are concerns over the impact on first-time buyers and regional economies.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Proposes to Revise Margin Limits for Capital Markets Firms

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/05/2025

The MAS has proposed raising the cap on margin exposures that CMSL holders can extend to their clients.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Remains Focused on Basel III, Third-Party Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2025

Basel Committee remains focused on timely Basel III implementation and will finalise third-party risk principles by year-end.

Capital / Liquidity

BIS Paper Calls for More Integrated Bank Liquidity Framework

By Manesh Samtani | 22/05/2025

FSI Brief advocates for a three-tiered approach to bank liquidity, incorporating central bank lending facilities and asset pre-positioning.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Issues Depositor Compensation Scheme Transitional Standard

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/05/2025

The new standard sets out the mechanism deposit takers should use to gather alternate bank details that could be used for DCS payments.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam to Amend Law to Improve Bad Debt Management

By Mark Johnston | 22/05/2025

The amendments aim to remove obstacles in handling bad debts and bolster the banking system’s resilience.