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Capital Adequacy
US Banks Pass Severe Recession Scenario of Fed Stress Test
By Editors | 28/06/2022
JPMorgan, BofA and Citi said their CET1 capital ratios relative to risk-weighted assets would rise by about one full percentage point starting October.
Credit Risk
RBI to Require Banks to Use ECL Approach in Provisioning
By Editors | 28/06/2022
Banks were initially due to use the ECL approach to estimate and provision for credit losses from 1 April 2018, but the RBI had deferred implementation.
Liquidity Risk
BIS Launches Yuan Liquidity Facility for Central Banks
By Editors | 28/06/2022
Central banks from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Chile are creating a reserve pool to guard against market stresses.
Trading & Investment
US Lawmakers Conclude Review Into Meme Stock Market Event
By Editors | 28/06/2022
A House committee says the SEC should introduce a liquidity rule for clearing brokers and FINRA should establish liquidity planning requirements.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Korea FSS to Punish Illegal Business Lending by Savings Banks
By Editors | 27/06/2022
Restrictions on household loans appear to have caused an increase in loans to businesses from savings banks to fund housing purchases.
Cybersecurity
NZ FMA Issues Guidance on Financial Sector Cyber Resilience
By Editors | 24/06/2022
The financial services sector recorded more cyber incidents than all other industries in New Zealand in the quarter ending March.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
China AMAC Issues Reputational Risk Management Guidelines
By Editors | 23/06/2022
In new guidelines, AMAC has specified obligations for fund houses to consider how changes in senior management and core staff could impact reputational risk.
Climate Risk
HKMA Asks Banks to Apply Basel Climate Risk Guidance
By Editors | 22/06/2022
The HKMA will assess the need to align its supervisory framework with BCBS Principles for managing and supervising climate-related financial risks.
Capital Adequacy
Vietnam to Drive Bank Mergers to Enhance Competitiveness
By Mark Johnston | 21/06/2022
The government has approved a project that will require banks have a capital adequacy ratio of at least 10-11 percent by 2023 and 11-12 percent by 2025.
Supervision & Enforcement
CBIRC Fined 13 Banks in First Two Weeks of June
By Editors | 21/06/2022
The CBIRC is seen to be enforcing strict penalties in order to strengthen market discipline and improve internal control and governance at banks.
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