Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

ASEAN+3 Ministers Work to Bolster Regional Safety Net

By Editors | 04/05/2023

CMIM guidelines were updated to allow members to provide liquidity support in their own domestic currency and the local currencies of other members.

Capital / Liquidity

Capital Has Not Left Hong Kong’s Financial System: HKMA

By Manesh Samtani | 04/05/2023

Deposits at Hong Kong banks grew by 1.4% in the year ending March 2023, despite some outflows from HKD assets in response to interest rate differentials.

Capital / Liquidity

More Credit Suisse AT1 Bondholders Sue FINMA

By Editors | 04/05/2023

The suit means that investors representing up to a third of the $17bn in AT1 bonds issued by Credit Suisse have now launched legal action.

Capital / Liquidity

ESMA Follows Through with De-recognition of Indian CCPs

By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2023

So far Indian markets have not faced disruptions. This is attributed to the concessions provided by French and German regulators.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Launches Credit Risk Scoring Model for MSMEs

By Editors | 02/05/2023

The CRD Scoring Model will help lenders analyse the creditworthiness of MSMEs, including those without credit histories or adequate collateral.

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.

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.

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.

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.