Capital / Liquidity

    Capital / Liquidity

    Further Volcker Rule Easing Proposed, Despite Dissenting Voices

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/02/2020

    The proposed revisions seek to relax the Volcker Rule’s general prohibition on banks investing in hedge funds, private equity funds and credit funds.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh to Form ‘Bad Bank’ to Deal with Bad Loans

    By Editors | 01/02/2020

    A new public asset management company will reportedly be formed to help remove defaulted loans from banks’ books, allowing them to limit bad loan provisioning.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Publishes Strategic Priorities for the Year Ahead

    By Editors | 31/01/2020

    Chairman Wayne Byres says publishing APRA’s policy and supervision priorities supports the regulator’s commitment to greater transparency and accountability.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Some Chinese Banks Would Crack Under Stress: S&P

    By Editors | 31/01/2020

    S&P Global Ratings identifies Bohai Bank, China Zheshang Bank, and Shengjing Bank as under more pressure than other PBOC stress-tested banks.

    Capital / Liquidity

    HKMA Maintains 2% CCyB Amid ‘Uncertain’ Environment

    By Editors | 30/01/2020

    HKMA chief Eddie Yue says it is appropriate to maintain the CCyB at 2.0% to allow more time to “observe the trend”.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Japan Banks to Hold More Capital Against Partner Relationships – Report

    By Editors | 27/01/2020

    Higher capital requirements could accelerate the unwinding of cross-shareholdings, a Japanese practice of owning shares in business partners.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Indonesia to Raise Core Capital Requirement for Banks – Report

    By Editors | 21/01/2020

    The OJK wants all lenders to have a minimum core capital of 3tr rupiah by 2022. About half of Indonesian banks will be affected.

    Capital / Liquidity

    HK Banks Pledge Continued Leniency for SME Borrowers

    By Editors | 21/01/2020

    At the second meeting of the Banking Sector SME Lending Coordination Mechanism, established in October, banks agreed to a number of additional measures to aid SME borrowers.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BNM Issues Draft Framework on Recovery, Resolution Planning

    By Editors | 20/01/2020

    Each financial institution will be required to identify and plan for the execution of a suite of recovery options to restore its long-term viability under a range of stress events.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Sri Lanka Offers Credit Support for Banks to Boost SME Lending

    By Editors | 18/01/2020

    The new scheme provides risk mitigation support to banks that defer principal repayment and extend new loans for SME borrowers, including those that have defaulted.

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