Prudential Risk

Resolution & Recovery

G-SIBs Making Steady, Significant Progress on TLAC: FSB

By Editors | 04/07/2019

The FSB says further efforts are needed to ensure that TLAC will be available in the right amounts at all locations within a group during a crisis.

Capital Adequacy

“Most Banks” Support RBNZ Bank Capital Proposal

By Editors | 03/07/2019

The submissions from the RBNZ consultation on raising bank capital requirements show the proposals have broad public support, including from “most banks”.

Capital Adequacy

MAS Proposes to Relax Requirements for Singapore REITs

By Editors | 03/07/2019

The consultation paper proposes to allow REITs to take on more leverage if they can demonstrate an ability to service their debt with regular income.

Capital Adequacy

RBI Relaxes Leverage Ratio to Boost Lending

By Editors | 02/07/2019

The RBI has reduced the leverage ratio from 4.5% at present to 4% for D-SIBs (domestic systemically important banks) and 3.5% for other banks.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ESMA Recognises NSE IFSC Clearing Corp as Third Country CCP

By Editors | 02/07/2019

The recognition ensures European participants can apply lower risk to trade exposures to NSE IFSC Clearing Corporation and thus benefit from lower capital requirements.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ASIC to Hold Public Hearings on Responsible Lending

By Editors | 02/07/2019

The public hearings will provide a “robust and transparent way” to air issues and views raised in written submissions responding to ASIC’s February consultation on responsible lending.

Liquidity Risk

Amended Bank Liquidity Rules to Take Effect 1 Jan: HKMA

By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2019

The amendments expand the scope of HQLA recognisable as “level 2B assets” under the LCR and introduce a 5% stable funding requirement on total derivative liabilities under the NSFR.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Approves Tighter Norms for Mutual Funds

By Editors | 01/07/2019

At its latest board meeting, SEBI approved tighter norms for mutual funds and pledged shares, while also approving a new framework for shares with differential voting rights.

Credit Risk

India’s Banks Are Becoming More Resilient: RBI

By Editors | 01/07/2019

The RBI says gross NPA ratios and loan provisioning are improving, but it warns that capital adequacy at some banks will fall below requirements without more government cash.