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Capital Adequacy
Korea Passes Law on Supervision of Non-Holding Financial Groups
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/12/2020
The law requires the establishment of an internal group-wide risk management body, overseen the group’s top representative company.
Operational Risk
Improving Operational Resilience: A Priority for the Year Ahead
By David LaFalce | 14/12/2020
DTCC’s David LaFalce highlights the need for firms to remove manual processes, re-evaluate their interconnectedness, and seek out opportunities for industry collaboration.
Emerging Prudential Risks
China Tightens Limit on Overseas Borrowing to Curb Inflows
By Editors | 13/12/2020
The decision is said to be part of a push to tame risks from overseas borrowing, which has rapidly increased as the yuan strengthened in recent months.
Liquidity Risk
APRA Publishes New FAQs for ADIs on Liquidity
By Editors | 13/12/2020
APRA has published new FAQs for ADIs on minimum liquidity holdings, mortgage warehouse facilities and calculation of collateral outflows.
Capital Adequacy
APRA Lowers Allianz Capital Charge to Reflect Better Risk Governance
By Editors | 10/12/2020
In recognition of progress to address risk governance issues, APRA has reduced Allianz’s additional capital requirement from A$250mn to A$150mn.
Liquidity Risk
APRA Finalises Updates to Bank Liquidity Reporting Rules
By Editors | 10/12/2020
APRA has extended the due dates for a number of quarterly reporting forms by 7 calendar days, in line with a November 2019 consultation.
Capital Adequacy
Big Banks Were Progressing on Basel III Agenda Prior to Covid
By Editors | 10/12/2020
Under full phase-in of the final Basel III standards, the capital shortfalls at Group 1 banks were €10.7bn based on end-December 2019 data, compared with €16.6bn at end-June 2019.
Credit Risk
CBSL Interest Rate Cap on Housing Loans Need Clarity
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 10/12/2020
The interest rate cap is intended for housing loans for salaried employees, but CBSL has not indicated if it will apply to refinance loans.
Capital Adequacy
APRA’s Revised Capital Rules Could Promote Competition: Fitch
By Editors | 10/12/2020
The proposals could improve the competitive position of standardised banks relative to advanced banks, particularly in relation to residential mortgage portfolios.
Capital Adequacy
BNM Finalises Transitional Arrangements for ECL Accounting
By Editors | 10/12/2020
Financial institutions can add back a portion of their Stage 1 and Stage 2 provisions for ECL to Tier 1 capital over a four or three year period.
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