All posts tagged "BOJ"
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270Capital 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 -
251JapanBOJ Calls for Applications from Aspiring Benchmark Administrators
The BOJ committee is soliciting entities that can begin calculating and publishing term structures based on JPY overnight index swaps as prototype rates.
October 31, 2019 -
1.1KAsia-PacificTransitioning Away from IBORs: The View from Asia
Asian banks have a large and complex operational task ahead of them as they prepare for a post-LIBOR world after 2021, say KPMG’s Marie Gervacio and Luke Gower.
October 30, 2019 -
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BOJ Warns of Financial Risks from Easy Lending, CLO Exposures
The BOJ warns of a buildup of risks from lending to “low-return borrowers”, delayed loan restructuring, and overseas exposures to leveraged loans and CLOs.
October 25, 2019 -
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Recession Fears Prompt Japan to Stress Test Major Financial Firms
The BOJ and FSA will jointly coordinate stress tests on Japan’s three G-SIBs and four D-SIBs to assess how capital and liquidity could be affected if stocks fell and the yen spiked.
October 23, 2019 -
834Asia-PacificBOJ Deputy Governor Calls for Collective Action on LIBOR Transition
LIBOR’s permanent discontinuation will be one of the “most significant events in global financial history”, BOJ deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said at ASIFMA’s Annual Conference.
October 14, 2019 -
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Japan Regulators Seek Data on Financial Firms’ Risky Investments
The BOJ and FSA are collecting data on financial firms' holdings of collateralised loan obligations and leveraged loans to understand the risks they present.
September 10, 2019 -
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BOJ Publishes Consultation on JPY Interest Rate Benchmarks
The consultation paper presents and evaluates five options that can be used as alternative benchmarks upon transition and as fallback replacement benchmarks.
July 3, 2019 -
638Capital RegulationJapan Opposes LCR for US Branches of Foreign Banks
The BOJ, FSA and JBA say standardised liquidity requirements for US branches of foreign banking organisations will promote market fragmentation and create global risks.
June 26, 2019 -
1.1KFeatured ArticlesSFTR: An Opportunity to Upgrade, Automate
DTCC's Val Wotton and Oliver Williams explain the challenges SFTR presents in Asia, and how firms can best prepare in the lead-up to implementation starting in April 2020.
June 17, 2019
