Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Sets Out Timeline for Finalisation of Capital Reforms

By Editors | 02/06/2021

The final prudential standards will be released in November, the final prudential practice guides in Q2 2022, and the final version of the interim reporting standards in Q3 2022.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Sets Out Approval Procedures for Bad Loan Disposal

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/06/2021

The BSP has set out the procedure for lenders to apply for approval to dispose of NPAs under the provisions of the FIST Act.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Considers Regulating Mortgage Lending by Nonbanks

By Manesh Samtani | 01/06/2021

Non-bank institutions such as finance companies and property developers have managed to circumvent the HKMA’s mortgage lending limits.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Tightens FX Market Liquidity to Curb Speculation

By Manesh Samtani | 01/06/2021

The PBOC has raised the RRR for foreign currency deposits for the first time in 14 years and asked enterprise and FIs not to engage in FX speculation.

Capital / Liquidity

CCP12 Calls for Global Coordination on Basel III Timelines

By Editors | 01/06/2021

Divergences of local implementation timelines could have unintended knock-on effects on certain bank and bank-affiliated clearing members.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Warns Banks to Prepare for Higher Provisioning

By Manesh Samtani | 31/05/2021

Banks will need to closely monitor their asset quality in the coming quarters, the RBI said in its annual report.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Eases Overseas Financing Limits for Foreign Banks

By Editors | 31/05/2021

The PBOC has reportedly relaxed cross-border leverage limits for local branches of foreign banks from 0.8 to 2.0.

Big Picture

IIF, ISDA Release Study on Financial Sector Support During Pandemic

By Manesh Samtani | 26/05/2021

The report recognises the actions of central banks, financial authorities and regulatory agencies amid the pandemic, saying they were critical in stabilising markets.

Capital / Liquidity

ISDA Calls for Uniform Approach to Risk Data Reporting

By Manesh Samtani | 22/05/2021

Regulators would have a greater degree of confidence in the consistency and accuracy of the risk data being collected if they used an established industry standard in their reporting requirements.