Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

BOT Allows Banks, AMCs to Jointly Form Bad Debt Managers

By Mark Johnston | 03/02/2022

JV AMCs can provide banks more flexibility to manage bad debts, while also providing relief to borrowers who are unable to service their debt or face a collateral liquidation threat.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Commences Initiative to Modernise Prudential Architecture

By Editors | 02/02/2022

APRA says there will be a need for innovation in regulation and new rules, including to address how crypto-assets are treated for prudential purposes.

Capital / Liquidity

India: Unity Small Finance Bank Takes Over PMC Bank Branches

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/02/2022

Unity Small Finance Bank is offering immediate repayment of PMC Bank deposits up to INR 500,000, which makes whole 96 percent of depositors.

AML / KYC

Preparatory Work to Implement Basel III is Progressing: HKMA

By Editors | 01/02/2022

The HKMA will submit legislative amendments in early 2023 to implement the Basel III final reforms, which will take effect from 1 July 2023.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippine SEC Reveals Establishment of Five ‘Bad Bank’ Entities

By Mark Johnston | 27/01/2022

Known as FISTCs, the five institutions are tasked with purchasing bad loans and NPAs from lenders accumulated during the pandemic.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Reduces Limits on Borrower Exposures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/01/2022

The exposure limits have been tightened to strengthen the banks’ credit risk management and ensure stability of the sector.

Capital / Liquidity

FRTB Strategy Relies on Understanding Rule-making Processes

By Kishore Ramakrishnan | 25/01/2022

The key to designing a robust FRTB implementation plan lies in having a firm grasp of the local rule-making process, says Kishore Ramakrishnan.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan FSC Asks Banks to Review Mortgage Practices

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/01/2022

The FSC has discovered a scheme to induce investors to apply for mortgages from banks and use the proceeds to speculate in the real estate market.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand to Probe Lenders on Application of New Lending Rules

By Mark Johnston | 20/01/2022

The government has asked the Council of Financial Regulators to bring forward an investigation into whether lenders are implementing the new lending rules as intended.