Higher expected capital adequacy under the internal ratings-based approach for calculating risk-weighted assets will help to fuel M&A activity at the bank.
May 20, 2020'Basel IV' will narrow the gap between the internal ratings based approach and the standardised approach for calculating risk-weighted assets.
February 20, 2020Bank of New Zealand is the third of the big four banks in New Zealand to be forced to hold more capital as a result of capital calculation errors.
November 23, 2019Under the new guidelines, payment banks, NBFCs, microfinance institutions and local area banks will be able to convert into small finance banks.
September 16, 2019The move follows push back from some banks, saying that the higher capital buffer required of D-SIBs could raise funding costs and make them less competitive.
September 16, 2019The reforms will lower the risk weights Korean banks use, resulting in reduced risk-weighted assets and freed-up capital, which will likely be used for new loans or to pay out dividends.
April 17, 2019