Capital / Liquidity

Philippines domestic guidelines for IFRS 9 have been adopted by the central bank with additional requirements for governance overlaid on rules for impairment of bank assets.

Pending an update from the Basel Committee on FRTB, the SFC will assess the readiness of LCs to adopt the internal models approach for market risk based on the Basel II.5 framework.

RBI has reportedly sought details of specific stressed asset accounts to ensure recognition and provisions are in line with regulatory norms; S&P Global says current cycle of bad loans is likely to reverse within next financial year.

Central bank guidance indicates a willingness to be more flexible on lending caps, as economy starts to cool and is threatened by a trade war with the US.

Over 850,000 borrowers are paying over 25% interest on loans at savings banks; FSS vows to protect consumers by boosting monitoring and inspection efforts and by publicly naming lenders charging excessively.

Setup five years ago, the Vietnam Asset Management Company is responsible for resolving 40% of NPLs, helping bring down NPL ratios at commercial banks to just 2.18 percent currently.

Central government efforts to reduce excess capacity has put pressure on local economies and firms’ ability to repay debt; thirteen banks have had their credit ratings cut or outlooks downgraded, according to analysis by Reuters.

HKMA has extended the implementation deadline for its bank exposure limit rules to 1 July 2019 given the tight implementation deadline and concerns raised by the industry.

HKMA had consulted on the minimum required capital needed by systemically important institutions in case they are rendered non-viable.

PBOC is looking to lower a structural parameter used in its quarterly macro prudential assessment, effectively lowering the amount required for capital buffers at some banks.