All posts tagged "Capital adequacy"
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577Capital 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 -
1.5KCapital 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 -
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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 -
578Capital 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 -
541Capital 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 -
556Capital 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 -
675Australia & NZAustralian Financial Sector Needs Stronger Systemic Risk Oversight – IMF
Among other findings, the report notes the need for additional investment in data and analytical tools to strengthen prudential supervision and systemic risk oversight.
February 26, 2019 -
618Asia-PacificVietnam to Rank Domestic, Foreign Financial Institutions
The rankings will be used to alert the central bank to risks at financial institutions in the interest of safeguarding the banking system and protect depositors.
February 5, 2019 -
404Capital RegulationRBI Removes Three State Run Banks from PCA Framework
India’s central bank has removed the Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Oriental Bank of Commerce from lending restrictions under its prompt corrective action framework.
February 1, 2019 -
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PBOC Enhances Liquidity Support for New Perpetual Bond Market
Perpetual bonds can be swapped for central bank bills and serve as eligible collateral for PBOC lending. Bank of China issuance was more than 2x oversubscribed.
January 28, 2019
