All posts tagged "capital buffers"
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132Big PictureBanks Have Insufficient Incentives to Use Buffers: IMF
Most banks have insufficient economic incentives to draw down their buffers if they are asked to rebuild them later, says the IMF's Global Financial Stability Report.
April 13, 2021 -
104Australia & NZRBNZ Eases Restrictions on Bank Dividend Payouts
The 50% dividend restriction will remain in place until 1 July 2022, at which point the RBNZ will seek to normalise the dividend settings.
March 31, 2021 -
317Australia & NZAPRA to Maintain Zero Percent CCyB Through to End-2021
APRA cites “the risk of further stresses to come” as a determining factor, including the threat of new Covid-19 outbreaks and the withdrawal of financial assistance measures.
December 21, 2020 -
1.1KCapital RegulationFSB Publishes 2020 List of Global Systemically Important Banks
JP Morgan and China Construction Bank were raised to a higher bucket; Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo were moved to a lower bucket.
November 12, 2020 -
541Australia & NZ
RBNZ Defers Start Date for Higher Bank Capital to June 2022
The RBNZ will also consult on re-instating LVR restrictions, maintain dividend restrictions for banks, and launch a new facility to provide cheap funding for banks.
November 12, 2020 -
851Capital RegulationPBOC Issues Draft Law Aimed at Modernising Central Bank System
The draft law expands the PBOC's role in preventing financial risks, assigns it responsibilities to society, and provides a legal basis for its CBDC, among other changes.
October 28, 2020 -
709Capital RegulationCapital Buffer Rules May Need to Change, says BOE’s Jon Cunliffe
Restrictions on dividends and other payouts that can be imposed represent a 'first-mover disadvantage' to banks dipping into their capital buffers to support lending.
October 20, 2020 -
2.0KCapital RegulationBank Capital in a Public Health Crisis: Reflecting on Twin Challenges
Industry veteran Jamie Lloyd Evans discusses Basel III in light of concerns regarding capital adequacy and bank lending, and offers some thoughts on potential design improvements to the capital framework.
August 16, 2020 -
623Australia & NZ
APRA Moderates Approach to Bank Dividends in New Guidance
Banks should retain at least half of their earnings when making capital distribution decisions, which should be informed by regular stress testing to demonstrate ongoing lending capacity.
July 29, 2020 -
815Australia & NZ
APRA Signals Intent to Ease Bank Dividend Restrictions
APRA will modify its capital management guidance next week to account for a 'longer-term outlook', chairman Wayne Byres said.
July 23, 2020
