CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Proposes Rule Changes to Boost Microfinance Support

By Editors | 22/05/2024

The FSC proposes to temporarily increase the rate of contributions financial companies make towards providing microloans to vulnerable individuals.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan’s Norinchukin Bank to Raise $7.7b in Capital

By Manesh Samtani | 22/05/2024

The bank needs to strengthen its capital base after interest rate increases went beyond expectations and caused significant unrealised losses on its foreign bond investments.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Permits Daegu Bank to Convert Banking Licence

By Editors | 22/05/2024

Daegu Bank will be the first regional bank to convert into a nationwide bank. It will also be the first new commercial bank in 32 years.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan FSA to Take Control of Two Regional Banks

By Editors | 22/05/2024

The FSA will obtain 63 percent of voting rights in Jimoto Holdings, which operates Kirayaka Bank and Sendai Bank.

Capital / Liquidity

OJK Indonesia Launches Roadmap to Strengthen Rural Banks

By Editors | 21/05/2024

The main focus will be on strengthening capital, accelerating consolidation, and strengthening governance practices, OJK said.

Capital / Liquidity

China Unveils New Package of Measures for Property Market

By Editors | 20/05/2024

The measures include the purchase of unsold homes from developers by local governments to turn them into affordable housing.

Big Picture

Digitisation of Finance Can Create and Amplify Risks: BCBS

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/05/2024

New BCBS report offers recommendations for banks to consider to mitigate digitalisation-related risks.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Issues Notice on Basel III Implementation

By Editors | 17/05/2024

MAS issued a notice to cancel the 2012 MAS Notice 637 and implement a new notice on the Basel III reforms with effect from 1 July 2024.

Capital / Liquidity

FSA Japan Issues Order Over Use of Falsified Data in Stress Tests

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/05/2024

Avatrade Japan used falsified data in stress tests to conceal its poor results and avoid having to increase capital.