CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    PBOC Cuts Reserve Requirement Ratios for Smaller Banks

    By Editors | 07/05/2019

    China’s central bank has cut the reserve requirement ratio for smaller, locally focused banks. This is the sixth RRR cut since the start of 2018.

    Capital / Liquidity

    10 Major Chinese Banks Planning Perpetual Bond Issuances

    By Editors | 03/05/2019

    Following BOC’s perpetual bond issuance in January, 10 more Chinese banks have announced plans to issue similar bonds, including ABC, ICBC and CCB.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Must Disclose Bank Inspection Reports – Supreme Court

    By Editors | 03/05/2019

    The RBI has been ordered by the India’s highest court to disclose its annual banking inspection report, which contains sensitive commercial information of banks.

    Capital / Liquidity

    CBIRC Issues Stricter Rules for Banks on Loan Classification

    By Editors | 02/05/2019

    The new rules broaden the range of assets banks have to classify. If more than 5% of a borrower’s loans are 90 days past due, all loans from that borrower will be classified as non-performing.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Eight Jurisdictions Yet to Adopt Resolution Frameworks – FSB

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/04/2019

    Eight major jurisdictions are yet to adopt resolution planning. Further work is needed on resolution planning for D-SIBs and other banks, as well as on cross-border cooperation on bank resolutions.

    Capital / Liquidity

    SEBI Cuts Net Worth Requirements for Gift City Clearing Corporations

    By Editors | 29/04/2019

    SEBI slashes minimum net worth requirements for clearing corporations operating in India’s international financial services centre from 3 billion to 1 billion rupees.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh Bank Relaxes Loan Classification Rules

    By Editors | 29/04/2019

    From 30 June, loans will be classified as ‘bad’ only once they have been overdue for at least 12 months, compared to nine months previously, among other changes.

    Fintech / Regtech

    UPDATED – K-Bank Financing Plan Halted Amid Antitrust Probe

    By Editors | 25/04/2019

    KT Corporation was planning to up its stake in the internet-only bank to 34%, but the FSC put its review process on hold amid an FTC antitrust probe.

    Fintech / Regtech

    China’s New P2P Rules Could Shut Out 90pc of Platforms

    By Editors | 17/04/2019

    Only 100 P2P lending platforms are expected to qualify for new licences under the new registration system set to be introduced later this year.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BOK, FSS Launch Joint Audit into Major Banks’ Lending Practices

    By Editors | 17/04/2019

    The focus of the joint audit will be on the small business lending practices at Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank and KEB Hana Bank.

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