All posts tagged "Capital adequacy"
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515Capital 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 -
366Capital RegulationIndia’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 -
357Capital 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 -
542Asia-PacificVietnam 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 -
500Capital RegulationS. Korea Basel III Adoption is Credit Negative – Moody’s
The reforms will lower the risk weights Korean banks use, resulting in reduced risk-weighted assets and freed-up capital, which will likely be used for new loans or to pay out dividends.
April 17, 2019 -
1.4KCapital RegulationJapan FSA Issues Proposal to Tighten Regional Bank Oversight
The FSA will stress tests regional banks and force weaker lenders to take action to improve profitability, replace their management, or merge.
April 4, 2019 -
387Capital Regulation
Poorly Performing Japanese Banks to Face Added FSA Pressure
The FSA plans to stress test Japanese regional banks by mid-year and issue business improvement orders and possible restrictions on poorly performing banks.
March 20, 2019 -
530Capital RegulationChina Proposes Establishment of Independent Deposit Insurance Agency
The proposed agency – the first of its kind in China – could help failed banks to exit the market, limit depositor losses, and prevent contagion effects when serious credit risk events arise.
March 19, 2019 -
506Capital RegulationS. Korea FSC Wants More Supervision over Financial Conglomerates
South Korea's FSC is pushing to expand its oversight of conglomerates to include those that own other types of financial businesses besides banks.
March 7, 2019 -
524Capital RegulationIndia to Raise Capital Rules for Housing Finance Companies
India’s mortgage regulator is proposing to increase capital adequacy requirements for housing finance companies from 12% to 15% by March 2022.
March 7, 2019
