Prudential Risk

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    Liquidity Risk

    Central Banks Coordinate Action to Ensure Global USD Liquidity

    By Editors | 20/03/2023

    From Monday until at least the end of April, the Fed and other central banks will make US dollars available on a daily basis, rather than weekly.

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    Resolution & Recovery

    SVB Financial Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

    By Editors | 20/03/2023

    The bankruptcy filing means SVB Financial can apply to the courts to resume activities while it looks for buyers for its assets.

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    Resolution & Recovery

    Swiss Regulators Orchestrate UBS Takeover of Credit Suisse

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2023

    The deal gives Credit Suisse shareholders shares in UBS worth just 40 percent of what their CS shares were worth on Friday.

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    Liquidity Risk

    China Responds to US Banking Crisis With RRR Cut

    By Editors | 19/03/2023

    State media said the RRR cut reflects the Chinese government’s “responsibility to the world” after it resisted following the US in raising interest rates.

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    Structural Regulation

    China to Establish New Party Commission to Oversee Financial Sector

    By Editors | 17/03/2023

    A new CCP-led “Central Financial Commission” will be responsible for high-level design, development and supervision of the financial sector and financial stability.

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    Capital Adequacy

    South Korea to Enhance Banks’ Ability to Absorb Losses

    By Editors | 17/03/2023

    Regulators intend to introduce a new capital buffer system which will be based on banks’ risk management and stress test results.

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    Climate Risk

    IAIS Issues First of Three Consultations on Climate Risk

    By Editors | 17/03/2023

    The consultations are aimed at promoting a globally consistent supervisory approach to address climate-related risks in the insurance sector.

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    Liquidity Risk

    Credit Suisse to Borrow Over $50b from Central Bank Facilities

    By Editors | 17/03/2023

    The bank will also repurchase some of its senior debt securities as part of efforts to manage its liability composition and optimise interest expense.

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    Supervision & Enforcement

    Australian Regulators to Intensify Banking Sector Supervision

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/03/2023

    The CFR will monitor the fallout from the collapse of US banks through ‘intensive supervision’ of Australia’s banking system.

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    Emerging Prudential Risks

    PBOC to Reduce ‘High Risk’ Institutions in Financial System

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/03/2023

    The PBOC will defuse “bombs” by reducing the number of high-risk institutions especially small and mid-sized financial institutions.

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