All posts tagged "Bank Capital"
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346Asia-Pacific12 Banks Fail to Meet Bangladesh Capital Requirement
The total capital shortfall among the 12 banks was reported to be over $2bn as of the end of September, amid rising bad loans in the banking sector.
January 10, 2020 -
243AML / KYCAPRA Investigates Westpac, Imposes Capital Surcharge
APRA's investigation will focus on the conduct that led to Westpac's alleged 23 million AML breaches, and whether its senior managers breached the Banking Act, including the BEAR.
December 17, 2019 -
293Australia & NZAPRA Issues Final Operational Risk Requirements for ADIs
The prudential standard comes into effect from 1 January 2021 for ADIs using advanced measurement approaches to calculate the required capital for operational risk.
December 12, 2019 -
390Australia & NZRBNZ Final Capital Rules Require Banks to Raise NZ$20bn
New Zealand's big four banks will have to increase capital to 18% of RWAs, and smaller banks to 16% of RWAs. Seven years will be given to implement the changes.
December 6, 2019 -
417Asia-PacificCapital Deficit May Force Vietnam Majors to Halt Lending: SBV
Vietcombank, BIDV, Vietinbank and Agribank are close to minimum capital adequacy requirements and may be forced to stop lending if they are not allowed to increase capital.
December 6, 2019 -
206Capital RegulationChina to Relax Capital Raising Rules for Unlisted Banks
The requirement for small lenders to sell shares in the OTC markets before issuing preferred shares has been removed to allow them to more easily raise capital.
December 2, 2019 -
466Australia & NZ
RBNZ to Adopt More Intensive Supervisory Approach to Banking
The RBNZ's financial stability report says it will bolster bank resilience with higher capital requirements and a “more intensive supervisory approach“.
November 28, 2019 -
1.7KAustralia & NZRBNZ Sanctions NAB’s Bank of New Zealand for Capital Calculation Errors
Bank of New Zealand is the third of the big four banks in New Zealand to be forced to hold more capital as a result of capital calculation errors.
November 23, 2019 -
440Big PictureCapital Buffers Are Designed to Be Used: BCBS
Banks that draw down on their buffers in times of stress are not deemed to be in breach of their minimum regulatory capital requirements.
November 5, 2019 -
314Capital RegulationJapan Banks to Gain Easier Access to Capital from Larger Peers
Under a special measure to be launched in March, a bank's capital-to-asset ratio will not be reduced when it invests in a struggling peer.
November 5, 2019
