APRA has maintained the countercyclical capital buffer rate at zero percent, focusing instead on targeted measures to improve eroded bank lending standards.
January 30, 2019Bank lending rates should fall by about 0.27% under the new COFIX. The change in calculation is credit negative for Korean banks, says Moody's.
January 24, 2019Though domestic financial stability risks have abated, the RBNZ said higher bank capital requirements are necessary, while also easing mortgage lending curbs.
November 30, 2018Higher risk weightings for higher-risk residential mortgages will improve the alignment of capital to risk and better reflect their sensitivity to economic cycles, says Moody's.
February 20, 2018Banking regulator says developers offering excessive LTV, not properly assessing repayment ability.
May 15, 2017