All posts tagged "Capital adequacy"
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828Capital RegulationChina Further Opens Banking, Insurance Sectors to Foreign FIs
Effective immediately, foreign financial institutions can establish wholly-owned banks in China, which can be operated alongside foreign bank branches and Sino-foreign joint venture banks.
October 17, 2019 -
386Capital RegulationChinese Banks Rush to Issue Perpetual Bonds – Report
Nine of China's banks have issued perpetual bonds worth about 410 billion yuan so far, and another eight are preparing to raise another 400 billion yuan.
September 23, 2019 -
565Asia-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 -
285Capital 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 -
379Australia & 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 -
342Asia-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 -
311Capital 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 -
394Capital 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 -
676Capital 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 -
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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
