All posts tagged "interest rate"
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512Asia-PacificThailand Eases Capital Controls to Stem Currency’s Rise
Investors are allowed to invest up to $200,000 in foreign securities without going through a Thai intermediary, and restrictions on outward fund transfers have been eased.
November 8, 2019 -
313Capital RegulationChina Criminalises Loans with Annual Interest Over 36pc
All agency fees, consulting fees, management fees and default penalties will be included in the interest rate calculation, effectively lowering the threshold.
October 23, 2019 -
166IndiaRBI Mandates External Benchmarking for Loans from October
Banks must link interest rates for retail and MSME loans to the RBI's benchmark repo rate, the 3-month or 6-month treasury yield, or any other benchmark published by FIBIL.
September 9, 2019 -
373Capital RegulationPBOC Sets Mortgage Rate Floor to Curb Risk
The rate on mortgages for first-time home buyers must be at least the loan prime rate; for second-time home buyers it must be at least LPR plus 60bp.
August 28, 2019 -
514Australia & NZAPRA Relaxes Serviceability Assessment Standards for Mortgage Loans
Under APRA's new serviceability guidance, borrowers on a typical 4% mortgage rate can expect to be assessed at 6.25% rather than 7.25%, enabling them to immediately secure larger loans.
July 8, 2019 -
578FeatureKorea to Develop New Benchmark Interest Rate
The FSC and BOK have formed a task force to develop a new benchmark interest rate and improve the current method of calculating the existing benchmark.
June 19, 2019 -
607Australia & NZ
APRA Proposes Loosening of Mortgage Rules
APRA proposes to give ADIs more flexibility in the way they assess mortgage loan serviceability, while also increasing the maximum borrowing capacity for a given borrower.
May 22, 2019 -
514Capital RegulationEurozone’s Weakest Links Place Bank Regulation Under Threat
Every banking system at the bottom of the financial pool crosses paths eventually, and in desperate times only a tangled morass of regulations versus sovereign imperatives awaits.
June 4, 2018
