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Capital / Liquidity
China Intervenes to Support a Third Troubled Bank
By Editors | 12/08/2019
China’s sovereign wealth fund and the Shandong provincial government will invest in Hengfeng Bank, which failed to disclose its financial statements for two straight years.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Cuts Consumer Credit Risk Weight, Offers Boost to NBFCs
By Editors | 09/08/2019
The RBI will increase bank exposure limits for NBFCs, allow on-lending to priority sectors, and enable near-real-time tracking of payments fraud through the creation of a centralised registry.
Securities / Derivatives
S. Korea Announces Adjusted Schedule for Initial Margin Rules
By Editors | 09/08/2019
Korea has adjusted its domestic implementation schedule for the incoming requirements, taking into account the one-year phased extension announced by BCBS and IOSCO in July.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Eases Rules on Overseas Borrowing for NBFCs
By Editors | 01/08/2019
NBFCs can use overseas borrowings to fund working capital, repay rupee loans, and on-lend to domestic customers. Banks can also sell distressed loans to eligible overseas lenders.
Capital / Liquidity
China to Support Banks that Swap Corporate Debt for Equity
By Editors | 01/08/2019
The new measures encourage banks to set up subsidiaries to invest in debt-for-equity swaps, helping them to offload distressed debt and ease rising NPL pressures.
Capital / Liquidity
Malaysia to Implement NSFR from July 2020
By Editors | 01/08/2019
From 1 July 2020, banks will be required to maintain a minimum NSFR of 100% at all times and to submit NSFR reports to BNM on a quarterly basis.
Capital / Liquidity
US Regulators Approve 82 Foreign Banks’ Resolution Plans
By Editors | 31/07/2019
The Fed and FDIC have accepted the resolution plans of 82 foreign banks, and granted an extra year extension before the next resolution plans need to be submitted.
Capital / Liquidity
ANZ Adjusts Risk Weights on New Zealand Loan Portfolios
By Editors | 30/07/2019
The changes follow the RBNZ’s revocation of ANZ’s right to model its operational risk capital requirements in May.
Capital / Liquidity
ICBC, Cinda, Great Wall to Restructure Troubled Bank of Jinzhou
By Editors | 29/07/2019
An ICBC unit will invest up to 3 billion yuan for a more than 10% stake in Bank of Jinzhou, whose auditor quit in May citing loan inconsistencies.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Approves New Risk Management Guidelines for Banks
By Editors | 29/07/2019
The guidelines seek to ensure that risks from banks’ investment activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored and controlled.
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