Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Proposes to Nearly Double Bank Capital Requirements

By Editors | 17/12/2018

The proposal would set a Tier 1 capital requirement equal to 16% of risk-weighted assets for the big four banks, and 15% for other banks, up from 8.5% currently.

Capital / Liquidity

KDIC to Enhance Defences Against Defaults by Financial Firms

By Editors | 14/12/2018

The Korea Deposit Insurance Corp will upgrade its risk assessment and monitoring system in 2019 to protect against the credit risks of financial firms.

Capital / Liquidity

Basel Committee Consults on Leverage Ratio Disclosure Enhancements

By Editors | 14/12/2018

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision seeks to revise leverage ratio disclosure requirements to address arbitrage and window-dressing by banks.editors

Capital / Liquidity

Rural Banks in China Found Hiding Bad Loans – Report

By Editors | 14/12/2018

China’s National Audit Office has reportedly found that five financial institutions concealed a combined $189mn in bad loans by misclassifying them as performing.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines to Introduce Basel III Countercyclical Capital Buffer

By Editors | 13/12/2018

The CCyB will initially be set at 0% but is subject to upward adjustment – up to a maximum of 2.5% – when warranted by systemic conditions.

Capital / Liquidity

FRTB Capital Requirements Set for Further Delays – Report

By Editors | 12/12/2018

European legislators have reportedly agreed to initially introduce only the reporting requirements under FRTB and delay the capital requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

IMF Commends Hong Kong for Strong Buffers, Robust Policy Frameworks

By Manesh Samtani | 12/12/2018

Years of prudent macroeconomic policies and robust financial regulation and supervision will help Hong Kong weather possible domestic and external shocks, the IMF says.

Capital / Liquidity

Basel Committee Finalises Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements

By Editors | 12/12/2018

The updated framework accounts for finalised post-crisis reforms under Basel III and includes new disclosure requirements for asset encumbrance and capital distribution constraints.

Capital / Liquidity

Australia’s Banking Oligopoly Lacks Mortgage Price Transparency – ACCC

By Editors | 11/12/2018

An inquiry by Australia’s competition watchdog found that opaque discretionary mortgage pricing at major banks is stifling competition and disincentivising borrowers from seeking better offers.