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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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