Capital / Liquidity

Insurance companies have been experiencing declining levels of risk-based capital due to rising interest rates and mark-to-market losses on bond holdings.

The Central Moneymarkets Unit will be further commercialised and upgraded in phases over three years. A new platform will be launched in 2025.

The bank will be allowed to hold liquid assets worth 3.25% of deposits, compared to a 13% requirements for other banks.

China's large state-owned asset management companies are asked to play a greater role in reducing the risks from non-performing assets at small and medium-sized banks.

The new provisioning rules are part of a new regulatory framework for NBFCs that takes effect on 1 October.

The guidance outlines criteria specifically addressing stablecoin redeemability, asset reserve requirements, and independent audit requirements.

The FSB explains the sources of risk in the NBFI sector, and the data, tools and policy approaches available to monitor and address these risks.

The HKMA finds that the CCyB release was effective in supporting bank lending, thus achieving its policy objective as a countercyclical tool.

RBAP president Albert Concha says higher capital requirements proposed by BSP will cause rural bank closures and stunt financial inclusion initiatives.

The RBNZ expects banks to continue to be prudent in determining the appropriate size of dividends paid to their shareholders.