All posts tagged "Bank Capital"
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343Capital RegulationIndia Infuses $6.8bn into 12 Public Sector Banks
The Indian government has approved capital infusions into 12 public sector banks amounting to $6.8bn as part of its bank recapitalisation plan.
February 21, 2019 -
292Capital RegulationPBOC Launches Bills Swap Facility for Perpetual Bonds
The central bank bills swap will allow banks to temporarily exchange perpetual bonds for central bank bills for one year, at a rate of 0.25 percent.
February 21, 2019 -
318Asia-PacificVietnam Central Bank to Slash Reserve Requirements for Some Lenders
The central bank proposes to halve reserve requirements for banks that assist it in restructuring ailing credit institutions.
February 20, 2019 -
355Australia & NZRBNZ ‘Open-Minded’ on Bank Capital Requirements
KPMG's John Kensington says the proposal to raise bank capital requirements could stress the lending market. RBNZ's Adrian Orr defends the plan, but vows to remain "open-minded".
February 15, 2019 -
305Asia-PacificVietnam Banks Urge Government to Lift Foreign Ownership Ceiling
Vietnam’s largest banks are pushing the government to allow them to sell more equity to foreign banks to bolster their capital levels.
February 13, 2019 -
396Capital RegulationFormer RBI Governor Speaks Out on Central Bank Autonomy
Former central bank governor YV Reddy says there is no doubt the government has a claim over the RBI's reserves, but questions how it is exercising its claim.
February 11, 2019 -
453Capital RegulationFull Implementation of Basel III Needed at the National Level
The current system of national implementation does not favour full implementation of post-crisis regulatory reform, says German central banker Joachim Wuermeling.
February 11, 2019 -
257Capital Regulation
RBI Removes Three State Run Banks from PCA Framework
India’s central bank has removed the Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Oriental Bank of Commerce from lending restrictions under its prompt corrective action framework.
February 1, 2019 -
347Australia & NZ
RBNZ Extends Bank Capital Consultation, Releases Background Research
In response to stakeholder feedback on doubling bank capital requirements, the RBNZ has extended the consultation deadline and released research originally intended for internal use.
January 29, 2019 -
251Asia-PacificPhilippine Central Bank Revises Computation of Banks’ Net Worth
The Philippines has changed its rules for calculating bank capital to better reflect asset quality and align with computations used for capital adequacy.
January 23, 2019
