CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh to Make Sweeping Banking Sector Reforms

    By Editors | 07/03/2019

    Bangladesh Bank is spearheading a wide-ranging policy review to tackle soaring NPLs and willful defaulters in the nation’s banking sector.

    Capital / Liquidity

    S. Korea Issues New Guidance on Large Exposures

    By Editors | 07/03/2019

    Moody’s says the requirements are more conservative than existing limits on counterparty risk and will further reduce banks’ maximum losses if a counterparty suddenly fails.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Record Number of Bangladesh Banks Face Provisioning Shortfall

    By Editors | 04/03/2019

    As a result of non-performing loans in the banking sector and excessive lending in violation of banking regulations, 15 banks in Bangladesh are facing provisioning shortfalls.

    Big Picture

    S&P Upgrades Philippine Banking System Following New BSP Charter

    By Editors | 04/03/2019

    The new charter bolsters the BSP’s powers to exercise its core mandate of promoting a sound financial system and address risks arising from the financial system’s interconnectedness.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Unveils 2019 Policy Agenda in New Paper

    By Editors | 03/03/2019

    Much of the focus will be on lifting industry standards on governance, remuneration, and the management of non-financial risks, said APRA chair Wayne Byres.

    Capital / Liquidity

    CBIRC Pressures Banks to Boost Lending to Private Firms

    By Editors | 28/02/2019

    State-owned lenders are instructed to increase loans to private firms by 30% this year, end discriminatory lending practices, and reduce their reliance on loan collateral.

    Capital / Liquidity

    FSB Explores Effects of Regulatory Reform on SME Financing

    By Editors | 27/02/2019

    The FSB is seeking feedback on observed trends and drivers in SME financing, and whether regulatory reforms such as Basel III have affected financing to SMEs.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Tightens Norms to Stem Flow of Credit to NBFC Sector

    By Editors | 27/02/2019

    The central bank has changed its risk weighting norms for bank exposures to NBFCs, making it more costly to lend to those that are rated poorly.

    Capital / Liquidity

    More CCP Capital Leads to More Prudent Risk Management – BIS Paper

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/02/2019

    For-profit CCPs have incentives that are misaligned with financial stability, typically holding less capital and requiring less from clearing members than is optimal, says a BIS working paper.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Removes Three More Banks from PCA Framework

    By Editors | 26/02/2019

    Allahabad Bank and Corporation Bank have been released from PCA restrictions following the government’s capital infusion last week; Dhanlaxmi Bank was found not in breach of any PCA risk thresholds.

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