All posts tagged "Capital adequacy"
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288Asia-PacificBangladesh Banks Face Capital, Provisioning Shortfalls
Recent policies to help delinquent borrowers have incentivised good borrowers to default, leading to a rise in NPLs that is threatening to overwhelm banks.
September 20, 2019 -
202Capital RegulationRBI Proposes New Rules for Small Finance Bank Licensing
Under the new guidelines, payment banks, NBFCs, microfinance institutions and local area banks will be able to convert into small finance banks.
September 16, 2019 -
329Australia & NZAPRA, RBNZ Approaches to Bank Capital Incompatible
Citi banking analyst Brendan Sproules says APRA and the RBNZ "are pursuing radically contrasting approaches to bank sector capital adequacy".
September 10, 2019 -
316Asia-PacificSBV Lists Criteria for Assuming Control of Troubled Banks
The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular outlining seven conditions under which it will impose ‘special control’ over credit institutions.
September 5, 2019 -
264Capital RegulationCapital Adequacy Deteriorates at Korean Internet-only Banks
The capital adequacy ratios of K Bank and Kakao Bank have fallen to 10.62% and 11.74%, respectively, compared 15.34% at Korea’s other institutions.
September 4, 2019 -
353Capital RegulationJapan FSA Plans New Measures to Ensure Regional Bank Sustainability
To encourage consolidation among struggling regional lenders, the FSA may lower deposit insurance fees paid by banks that are more financially robust.
August 29, 2019 -
635Capital RegulationRBI Relaxes Leverage Ratio to Boost Lending
The RBI has reduced the leverage ratio from 4.5% at present to 4% for D-SIBs (domestic systemically important banks) and 3.5% for other banks.
July 2, 2019 -
443Capital Regulation
India’s Banks Are Becoming More Resilient: RBI
The RBI says gross NPA ratios and loan provisioning are improving, but it warns that capital adequacy at some banks will fall below requirements without more government cash.
July 1, 2019 -
445Capital RegulationBCBS Issues Report on Pillar 2 Supervisory Review Practices
The report describes the key concepts of Pillar 2 and the different practices in use across Basel Committee member jurisdictions.
June 25, 2019 -
628Asia-Pacific
Vietnam Banks Allowed to Retain Dividends to Boost Capital
State-owned banks will be allowed to retain dividends or pay them in shares to help them meet Basel II capital adequacy requirements by January 2020.
May 30, 2019
