CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

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    Securities / Derivatives

    RBI Issues Draft Guidelines on Market Risk Capital Requirements

    By Editors | 20/02/2023

    The draft guidelines are open for comment until 15 April 2023. The RBI intends for the guidelines to come into effect from 1 April 2024.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    FSB Calls for Research on Post-GFC Securitisation Reforms

    By Editors | 20/02/2023

    The FSB is seeking academic papers that examine the extent to which securitisation operates on a sound and sustainable basis and provides appropriate alignment of incentives.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    EU Banks Will Have to Meet 1,250% Crypto Risk Weight Early

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/02/2023

    A draft law confirms that the 1,250% risk weight set by the BCBS will apply to crypto asset exposures. But EU banks are asked to comply before the rule is legally binding.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    India to Establish Backstop Fund for Corporate Debt Market

    By Editors | 19/02/2023

    SBI Mutual Fund will administer the $4bn fund, which will be 90% funded by the government and 10% by asset managers.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    BSP Finalises New Requirements for E-money Issuers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/02/2023

    Amended regulations require e-money issuers to meet higher liquidity and capital requirements, to ensure the industry’s resilience.

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    Big Picture

    ECB Concerned with Russia Exposures, Bad Debt Risks

    By Editors | 14/02/2023

    The ECB says it would welcome more exits from Russia by eurozone banks, and that higher borrowing costs could lead to a build-up of bad loans.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    US Bank Stress Tests to Feature New ‘Exploratory Market Shock’

    By Editors | 13/02/2023

    The ‘exploratory market shock’ will be an additional component of the 2023 stress test, applied to the trading books of the eight largest US banks.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    China Tightens Risk Classification Rules for Banks’ Financial Assets

    By Editors | 13/02/2023

    Banks must classify “all financial assets that bear credit risk” according to the degree of risk, including bond investments, interbank assets, receivables, and off-balance-sheet assets.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Vietnam Considers Higher Foreign Ownership Limits at Banks

    By Editors | 12/02/2023

    A higher foreign ownership limit of 49 percent is being considered for banks that participate in restructuring weak credit institutions.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    RBNZ Liquidity Policy Review Advances to Second Stage

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/02/2023

    The RBNZ is seeking feedback on whether the LCR and NSFR standards should be adopted in New Zealand.

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