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Capital / Liquidity
Standard-setters Examine Margin Practices of Market Participants
By Editors | 08/05/2021
Market participants are invited to complete a survey as part of a review of margining practices in cleared and uncleared markets.
Big Picture
Industry Body Outlines Best Practices in CCP Credit Risk Management
By Editors | 08/05/2021
The best practices cover governance, model validation, annual credit reviews, operational capabilities, risk management, and portfolio monitoring.
Capital / Liquidity
CBIRC Optimises Supervision of Foreign Banks in China
By Editors | 06/05/2021
The move is expected to allow foreign banks to play a role in facilitating China’s financial market opening-up and channelling funds into the economy.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Announces Support Measures for Second Covid Wave
By Editors | 05/05/2021
The measures include liquidity for bank lending to businesses, continued regulatory exemptions, and an additional round of restructuring and moratoria flexibility.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Extends Regulatory Relief for Banks Pending ‘FIST’ Rescue
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/05/2021
The BSP has extended the higher single borrower limit and relief on loan classification, pending full operationalisation of the FIST Act.
Capital / Liquidity
Hong Kong Launches 100% Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme
By Editors | 27/04/2021
The scheme provides a supplementary financing option for individuals suffering income loss resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Capital / Liquidity
FSC Korea to Promote Lending to Low Credit Score Borrowers
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/04/2021
Banks will be advised to boost mid-range interest rate lending to borrowers with low to moderate credit scores, among other measures.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Ratings Results Highlight Drop in High Risk Institutions
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/04/2021
The PBOC found rural institutions and village banks to be the riskiest, accounting for a majority of the 442 institutions that are in the ‘red zone’.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Asks D-SIBs to Submit Recovery Plans Separate from ICAAP
By Editors | 27/04/2021
Separate submission will allow the BSP to better assess recovery plans on an institutional level and across D-SIBs, particularly during times of crisis.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Lifts Bank Dividend Ban, Subject to New Limit
By Editors | 25/04/2021
Banks will be limited to paying only 50% of the amount prescribed in a 2005 circular, which already caps dividends at a 40% payout ratio.
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