Capital / Liquidity

The RBNZ says Westpac NZ has improved its liquidity risk management and risk culture by improving resourcing and governance.

Banks can use their CCB and operate at 90 percent LCR and NSFR. IMF loan not expected until at least August.

OCBC has to apply a 1.3x multiplier to its RWA for operational risk, which translates to additional regulatory capital of S$330mn.

Lalinda Sugathadasa analyses the approach Canadian regulators and D-SIBs adopted during the pandemic to remain profitable despite a build-up of excess capital.

Without early action, the UK's largest banks and insurers would suffer climate-related losses worth $418bn by 2050.

The analysis suggests that a less punitive capital framework should be considered for banks' exposures to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

The rules will address differences in how banks have implemented the ECL method, and prevent its use as a "tool" to adjust profits.

Senior officials from the FSB, Basel Committee, US SEC, and CFTC spoke at ISDA's AGM about the need for more regulation in the crypto sector.

Sri Lanka has appointed a new prime minister after protests turned violent. Banks are told to suspend discretionary payments through the "prevailing macroeconomic tumult"

The guidelines set out options to strengthen the rural banking sector, including through mergers, acquisitions or third party investment.