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Capital Adequacy
China, US Bank Profits Boost CET1 Capital
By Samuel Riding | 09/03/2018
BIS report on Basel III implementation includes data from 39 Group 1 banks in Asia Pacific; 1H2017 saw largest ever profits of $262 billion.
Resolution & Recovery
Sri Lanka to Bail Out Finance Company Depositors
By Editors | 09/03/2018
The central bank has cancelled troubled finance company CIFL’s licence and doubled the maximum deposit insurance payout for each depositor.
Credit Risk
Credit Reporting Regime Must Be Fair: ABA
By Editors | 09/03/2018
Banking association says new regime needs a way to flag special circumstances in credit histories to prevent discrimination against customers.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Report Reveals Scale of Shadow Banking Risks
By Manesh Samtani | 08/03/2018
Global shadow banking activities rose 7.6 percent to $45.2tn in 2016, representing 13 percent of total financial system assets; China contributed $7tn to the measure.
Cybersecurity
APRA Takes Aim at Cyber Attacks with New Proposed Standard
By Garima Chitkara | 08/03/2018
New measures would require firms to have clearly defined information-security related roles, capabilities and controls to boost their ability to repel cyber criminals and respond to breaches effectively.
Credit Risk
Loan Provisions for Chinese Banks Eased
By Editors | 07/03/2018
Loan loss provisions to be lowered to between 120 and 150 percent of bad loans total; provisions against total loan book also reduced.
Credit Risk
RBI Fines Axis Bank $460,000 for Bad Loan Classification Failures
By Editors | 07/03/2018
Statutory inspection revealed gross NPAs higher than Axis Bank’s reported numbers; Indian Overseas Bank also fined for KYC failures.
Credit Risk
Bangladesh Banking Sector Faces Bad Loan Crisis
By Editors | 07/03/2018
Speakers at banking conference call for an immediate solution to Bangladesh’s 10 percent NPL ratio, the highest in the region.
Credit Risk
APRA Mulls Removal of Mortgage Lending Cap
By Editors | 06/03/2018
Removing the 10 percent growth cap would enable banks to increase mortgage lending, ease mortgage rates for investors and boost competition in the sector.
Credit Risk
Vietnam Banks Receive Fitch Ratings Upgrades
By Editors | 06/03/2018
Positive rating action for Military Bank, Vietcombank and Vietinbank reflect improvements in asset quality and declining rates of bad debt.
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