CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

India to Raise Capital Rules for Housing Finance Companies

By Editors | 07/03/2019

India’s mortgage regulator is proposing to increase capital adequacy requirements for housing finance companies from 12% to 15% by March 2022.

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.