All posts tagged "capital buffers"
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868Capital 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 -
418Australia & NZRBNZ 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 -
745Capital 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 -
595Capital 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 -
1.9KCapital 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 -
527Australia & NZAPRA 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 -
742Australia & 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 -
636Capital RegulationUS Banks See Continued Dividend, Buyback Restrictions
The Fed's stress tests found that roughly a quarter of the US big banks would approach the 4.5% minimum CET1 capital requirement in a worst-case scenario, a W-shaped recovery.
June 29, 2020 -
606Australia & NZ
Using Capital Buffers Not As Easy As Hoped: APRA Chair
Market expectations of bank capital levels and the knowledge that capital will eventually need to be rebuilt make it difficult for banks to dip into their buffers.
May 28, 2020 -
837Capital RegulationMAS Relaxes Capital Rules, Defers Policy Implementation
MAS has adjusted banks’ capital and liquidity requirements to help sustain their lending activities, while also deferring a host of regulatory initiatives until further notice.
April 8, 2020
