CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

NZ Government Takes Direct Ownership of Kiwibank

By Editors | 28/08/2022

The government pledged to support Kiwibank, New Zealand’s fifth-largest retail bank, to become a “genuine competitor in the banking industry”.

Capital / Liquidity

Canada OFSI Issues Guidance on Bank Treatment of Crypto

By Mark Johnston | 28/08/2022

OFSI provides no recognition (i.e., a 100% haircut) for Group 2 cryptoassets held as collateral, but is seeking views on hedging practices that could warrant a lower haircut.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Sets Targets to Improve Banking System Health

By Editors | 25/08/2022

The MOF also aspires to have two to three Vietnamese commercial banks classified as among the top 100 strongest banks in Asia by 2025.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ to Restrict Foreign Banks’ Branches from Retail Business

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2022

The RBNZ also proposes to limit the maximum size of a branch of an overseas bank to NZD 15 billion (USD 9.3 billion) in total assets.

Capital / Liquidity

CFTC Extends No-action Relief for Foreign Nonbank Swap Dealers

By Editors | 24/08/2022

Nonbank swap dealers domiciled in Japan, Mexico, the UK and EU can rely on compliance with home country capital and financial reporting requirements until October 2024.

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Targets Harmonisation of Crypto Licensing Requirements

By Editors | 24/08/2022

The ECB will look to ensure capital requirements criteria are applied when national regulators assess crypto-related licensing requests.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Cuts Mortgage Rates, Calls on Banks to Lend More

By Editors | 22/08/2022

The PBOC plans to offer special loans to financial institutions to help them increase lending to property developers.

Capital / Liquidity

Henan Authorities Repay More Frozen Deposits at Rural Banks

By Editors | 22/08/2022

The latest round of repayments are being made to individuals with deposits of between CNY 350,000 and CNY 400,000.

Capital / Liquidity

China to Pilot Initiative to Speed Up NPL Disposals

By Editors | 18/08/2022

Authorities will initially consider selecting six provinces to pilot an initiative to speed up the disposal of bad loans from small- and medium-sized banks.