All posts tagged "capital buffer"
-
370Capital / LiquidityFSC Korea Outlines Measures to Boost Capital at Insurers
Insurance companies have been experiencing declining levels of risk-based capital due to rising interest rates and mark-to-market losses on bond holdings.
June 14, 2022 -
384Big PictureCCyB Policy Was Effective in Mitigating Pandemic Shock: HKMA
The HKMA finds that the CCyB release was effective in supporting bank lending, thus achieving its policy objective as a countercyclical tool.
June 8, 2022 -
238InternationalFSB Offers Policy Toolkit to Address MMF Vulnerabilities
Enhancing MMF resilience will help address systemic risks and minimise the need for central bank interventions to support the sector, the FSB said.
October 12, 2021 -
210Australia & NZAPRA Issues Update on Policy Settings for Bank Capital Reforms
APRA says some requirements associated with unquestionably strong benchmarks will be revised and simplified. A quantitative impact study is being conducted.
July 22, 2021 -
229Big Picture
FSB Offers Policy Options to Enhance MMF Resilience
Requirements for MMFs could include capital buffers, higher liquidity requirements, or the removal of the stable NAV, among other options.
July 1, 2021 -
263Australia & NZRBNZ Finalises 7-Year Roadmap for Higher Bank Capital
The minimum total capital requirement for banks will increase 9% from 1 July 2024. Banks will also be expected to hold a ‘Prudential Capital Buffer'.
June 18, 2021 -
414Capital / LiquidityFederal Reserve to Lift Dividend Restrictions from 30 June
If a bank remains above all of its minimum risk-based capital requirements in this year's stress test, the restrictions will end after 30 June.
March 29, 2021 -
284Asia-PacificThai Banks Announce Lower Dividends Amid Declining Profitability
The dividend announcements are in line with the central bank's requirements for banks to limit payouts to 50 percent of 2020 net profit.
March 18, 2021 -
717Australia & NZ
RBNZ Consults on Implementation of Bank Capital Changes
The RBNZ is consulting on new rules for the instruments that make up a bank’s capital, and proposed actions it will take if banks breach prudential capital buffer requirements.
November 17, 2020 -
776Capital / LiquidityFSC Korea Identifies 10 D-SIBs for 2021
Shinhan Financial Group subsidiary Jeju Bank has been removed pursuant to April's temporary easing of regulations to exclude small-sized regional banks from the designation.
June 25, 2020
