Capital / Liquidity

FDIC Ordered to Return Tax Refund Cheques to SVB Financial

By Editors | 18/05/2023

The court ruled that the FDIC has no authority to intercept tax refund checks clearly written out to “SVB Financial”, the bankrupt former parent of Silicon Valley Bank.

Capital / Liquidity

Fed Plans to Toughen Capital, Liquidity Rules for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2023

Fed, FDIC and OCC officials as well as former executives from failed banks testified before lawmakers this week.

Capital / Liquidity

China’s Proposed Capital Rules to Align with Final Basel III

By Vivian Xue | 17/05/2023

Vivian Xue and Grace Wu at Fitch Ratings estimate the four Chinese G-SIBs will need to issue at least CNY 1.3 trillion in capital instruments by January 2025.

Enforcement

ECB Fines Goldman Sachs for Miscalculating RWA

By Editors | 17/05/2023

Goldman’s European unit reported lower RWA for credit risk than it should have done for eight consecutive quarters.

Capital / Liquidity

G7 Leaders Pledge to Maintain Resilience of Global Financial System

By Editors | 15/05/2023

The G7 communique vows stepped-up sanctions enforcement, and readiness to act on financial stability, climate change, and crypto-asset activities.

Capital / Liquidity

Supervisors Need More Guidance on Using Pillar 2 Tools

By Manesh Samtani | 15/05/2023

Many prudential risks that arise from rising interest rates are “beyond the scope of Pillar 1” and are “more effectively addressed” through a robust Pillar 2 supervisory review process.

Capital / Liquidity

FDIC to Charge Banks $16bn to Recover SVB, Signature Losses

By Manesh Samtani | 14/05/2023

The FDIC proposes to require lenders with more than $50bn in assets to cover 95% of the losses associated with the SVB and Signature Bank failures.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong Roundtable: Bankers Explore Evolving Risk Landscape

By Editors | 14/05/2023

Regulation Asia and Wolters Kluwer held a roundtable with Hong Kong bankers to discuss the evolving risk landscape in the city.

Capital / Liquidity

California Regulator Concludes Reviews into SVB Failure

By Editors | 13/05/2023

In the years leading up to SVB’s failure, DPFI identified deficiencies at the bank, but “did not take adequate steps” to ensure they were resolved quickly.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Consults on Revised Large Exposures Reporting Templates

By Mark Johnston | 12/05/2023

The revisions aim to implement BELR changes, enhance credit risk monitoring, and address prudential reporting of related party transactions.

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