Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

APRA to Ease Home Loan Barriers for Borrowers with Student Debt

By Thisanka Siripala | 21/02/2025

APRA proposes to remove HELP debts from DTI reporting and allow banks to exclude HELP debt repayments from serviceability assessments in some cases.

Capital / Liquidity

China Proposes New Guidelines to Improve Supply Chain Finance

By Thisanka Siripala | 20/02/2025

The draft guidelines direct banks to provide greater support for SMEs in the supply chain while also improving credit risk management.

Capital / Liquidity

More HK Banks Join Effort to Resolve SME Cash Flow Issues

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/02/2025

The HKAB says 12 more banks have joined a pilot programme aimed at helping SMEs resolve liquidity and cash flow pressures.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam: Troubled Lender Relaunches as Digital Bank Following Forced Merger

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/02/2025

DongA Bank, now known as Vikki Bank, will remain an independent legal entity but be managed and supported by HDBank to restore its financial position.

Capital / Liquidity

China MOF Transfers Stakes in Bad Debt Managers to CIC

By Editors | 17/02/2025

The move is part of efforts to better separate the government’s roles as regulator and shareholder of state-owned financial institutions.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan FSA Warns Regional Banks Against Repackaged JGBs – Report

By Thisanka Siripala | 14/02/2025

The FSA expressed concerns with regional banks investing in financial instruments which bundle JGBs with derivatives.

Capital / Liquidity

Asian Investors File Claims Over Credit Suisse AT1 Writedown

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/02/2025

Asia-based claimants believe Switzerland breached its investment treaty obligations by fully writing down Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds.

Capital / Liquidity

South Korea Enhances Shinyup’s Crisis Response Capabilities

By Mark Johnston | 14/02/2025

The mutual finance association commonly known as Shinhyup will be able to more easily borrow funds from the BOK against government bonds it holds.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Directs Banks to Enhance Interest Rate Risk Management

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/02/2025

The HKMA says AIs must strengthen the management of interest rate risk, emphasising CARs disclosure and usage of behavioural models.