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BSP Announces New Measures to Support Domestic Liquidity
By Editors | 13/04/2020
The BSP will expand the eligible securities it can purchase in the secondary market to include all peso-denominated government securities, rather than just those that are highly traded and liquid.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Offers Banks Mark-to-Market Relief, Cuts Liquidity Requirements
By Editors | 08/04/2020
The accounting relief allows banks to effectively reverse unrealised losses resulting from a change in fair value. The MLR cut frees up almost $200mn for smaller lenders.
AML / KYC
BSP Relaxes KYC Norms During Covid-19 Lockdown
By Editors | 01/04/2020
The move will facilitate the delivery of welfare funds to beneficiaries who have no available valid IDs or transactional account with any financial institution.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Announces RRR Cut, Lenders Asked to Grant Debt Relief
By Editors | 24/03/2020
The 200 basis point cut will release up to 200bn pesos in bank liquidity. Lenders are encouraged to continue lending and to offer debt relief to borrowers.
Capital / Liquidity
Philippine Stocks Resume Trading, Central Bank Relaxes Regulations
By Editors | 19/03/2020
The BSP has cut interest rates and relaxed regulations on compliance reporting by banks, calculation of penalties on required reserves, and single borrower limits.
Capital / Liquidity
Philippine Markets Shut, Central Bank Promises Regulatory Relief
By Editors | 17/03/2020
The Philippines has halted stock, bond and currency trading ‘until further notice’. The BSP is urging banks to provide financial relief to customers and employees.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP to Adopt New Supervisory Assessment Framework From July
By Editors | 11/03/2020
The new SAFr – said to be more forward-looking compared to CAMELS – uses a four-point rating scale, focusing on FIs business models and compliance systems’ ability to mitigate risk.
Capital / Liquidity
Philippine Banks to Get Covid-19 Regulatory Relief
By Editors | 01/03/2020
The relief measures may include grace periods for rediscounting loans, staggered booking of credit losses, non-imposition of penalties for reserve deficiencies, and non-recognition of loan defaults.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Approves ‘Enhanced’ Capital Requirements for Smaller Banks
By Editors | 27/02/2020
The higher capital standards for stand-alone thrifts, rural and cooperative banks include a 6% minimum CET1 ratio, a 7.5% Tier 1 ratio, and a 2.5% capital conservation buffer.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Extends Prudential Loan Cap Transition Period for Foreign Banks
By Editors | 14/02/2020
The extended transitory period is aimed at ensure continued financing support for public sector initiatives under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ programme by foreign bank branches.
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