Capital Regulation
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33Five Indian State-Run Banks to Receive Additional Capital Infusion
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 19, 2018Indian government will infuse $1.6bn in additional capital into five state-run banks that have been struggling to meet capital adequacy ratios due...
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55Sri Lanka Macroprudential Indicators Negative for Banks – Fitch
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 18, 2018Sri Lanka's “weak economic environment” and regulatory reforms may impact banks’ operating environment and credit profiles, says ratings agency Fitch.
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Philippine NSFR Rules May Raise Funding Costs For Banks – Fitch
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 12, 2018In a report by Fitch unit BMI Research, large banks in the Philippines may need to increase deposit taking and reduce long-term...
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42New Zealand Tightens Rules on Calculating Bank Capital
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 12, 2018RNBZ specifies additional restrictions on banks using internal models to calculate risk-weighted assets, as well as requirements to also use standardised models...
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29PBOC Adviser Signals Easing in China Debt Crackdown
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 11, 2018Regulators will avoid overusing "one-size-fits-all" policy in cutting debt levels, amid slowing market slump and economic growth, along with rising trade tensions...
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64BCBS Publishes Revised Framework For G-SIBs
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 9, 2018New framework builds upon consultation last year and provides further guidance on the G-SIB assessment, reporting and higher loss absorbency surcharge. It...
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75SGX Proposes Amendments to Boost Capital Efficiency for Members
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 8, 2018Proposed amendments include removal of risk-based capital and net liquid capital requirements currently imposed on remote and bank members, among other changes.
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81APRA Proposes Amendments to Mitigate Contagion Risk from Related Parties
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 8, 2018Proposals include broadening the definition of related entities to include substantial shareholders and board directors, and aligning the framework with recently revised...
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45ASIC Proposes New Capital Regime for Market Participants
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 8, 2018New minimum capital for futures and securities participants proposed at A$1m and A$0.5m, respectively; futures and securities capital rulebooks to be consolidated.
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50Australia Proposes Credit Card Lending Restrictions
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 5, 2018ASIC has proposed that lenders ensure that new card consumers, or those applying to increase their credit card limit, can repay their...
