CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

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    Capital / Liquidity

    NZ Banks Have ‘Relatively Little’ Interest Rate Risk: RBNZ

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/05/2023

    RBNZ says New Zealand banks are required to hold fewer bond assets than banks in other developed economies and account for them at fair market value.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    US Regulators Conclude Reviews into SVB, Signature Failures

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2023

    The Fed, FDIC and NYDFS say SVB and Signature Bank were mismanaged, but that regulatory and supervisory lapses also contributed to their failures.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    JPMorgan to Assume First Republic Bank’s Deposits and Loans

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2023

    The FDIC will provide loss share agreements as well as $50bn in financing. The cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund is estimated at $13bn.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    US Govt Accountability Office Shines Light on Causes of Bank Failures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/04/2023

    GAO says regulators “did not escalate supervisory actions in time” to prevent the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    ECB Scrutinising Bond Losses at European Banks

    By Editors | 30/04/2023

    The ECB is asking banks about their practices for hedging interest rate risk, including to assess whether risks have been shifted to nonbanks.

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    AML / KYC

    SFC Chief Julia Leung Offers View Into 2023 Priorities

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/04/2023

    Julia Leung said the SFC will issue the new virtual assets rules in May, and that it developing a free carbon emissions calculator tool to help SMEs in climate-related reporting.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Standoff Could Push First Republic Bank into Receivership

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2023

    Large banks are seeking government support to help First Republic Bank, but the government is currently unwilling to intervene.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Credit Suisse Reveals Scale of Outflows Pre-UBS Deal

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2023

    UBS is expected to record up to $57bn in profits in Q2 as a result of the deal, the largest ever banking profit recorded.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    RBNZ Proposes to Ease Mortgage Lending Restrictions

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/04/2023

    The RBNZ proposes to ease the existing LVR restrictions by 1 June as it now sees reduced risks to financial stability.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    South Korea to Participate in Global Bank Stress Test

    By Editors | 27/04/2023

    South Korea is not required to join the test as none of its banks are classified as G-SIBs, but it is nonetheless joining in order to better monitor global contagion risks.

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