All posts tagged "Bank Capital"
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57Australia & NZNew Zealand Banks Agreed to Suspend Dividends: RBNZ
Banks have also agreed to not redeem non-CET1 capital instruments, while the RBNZ works to launch a new 3-year funding scheme by May.
April 3, 2020 -
221Australia & NZRBA, APRA Free Up Liquidity, Capital Buffers for Banks
New measures include an interest rate cut, a bond-buying programme, a term lending facility for banks, and relaxed expectations on bank capital ratios.
March 19, 2020 -
237Australia & NZ
RBNZ Defers Implementation of New Capital Framework
The deferment will enable banks to supply up to around NZ$47bn in additional lending to households and businesses, the RBNZ estimates. The OCR has also been cut to 0.25%.
March 16, 2020 -
546Asia-PacificVietnam to Bolster Capital at State-owned Banks
Vietcombank and Vietinbank will each receive government funds to bolster their capital. Agribank will be allowed to retain its earnings rather than contribute to the state budget.
February 4, 2020 -
366Australia & NZAPRA Publishes Strategic Priorities for the Year Ahead
Chairman Wayne Byres says publishing APRA's policy and supervision priorities supports the regulator's commitment to greater transparency and accountability.
January 31, 2020 -
264Asia-PacificIndonesia to Raise Core Capital Requirement for Banks – Report
The OJK wants all lenders to have a minimum core capital of 3tr rupiah by 2022. About half of Indonesian banks will be affected.
January 21, 2020 -
604Asia-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 -
318AML / 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 -
351Australia & NZ
APRA 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 -
439Australia & NZ
RBNZ 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
