Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

India Releases Risk Management Norms for Clearing Commodity Derivatives

By Garima Chitkara | 22/03/2018

Clearing corporations to maintain liquid assets after margins of INR5 million.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Approves ING Bank Internal Models for Credit, Market Risk

By Editors | 20/03/2018

ING Bank joins Australia’s ‘big five’ banks in using internal models to calculate regulatory capital requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia Banks Can Withstand Severe Shocks – BNM

By Manesh Samtani | 16/03/2018

The central bank’s Financial Stability Committee says Malaysian banks have a “strong capacity” to withstand financial shocks comparable to past crises.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh to Raise Capital Requirements on Stock Brokers, Merchant Banks

By Garima Chitkara | 15/03/2018

New capital requirements will be imposed on stock brokers, merchant banks, asset managers and institutional portfolio managers.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong at High Risk of Debt-driven Crisis – BIS

By Samuel Riding | 14/03/2018

Report shows Hong Kong has biggest credit-GDP gap and the highest debt service ratio among 9 APAC economies.

Capital / Liquidity

Basel Committee Publishes Follow-up Reports on Basel III Implementation

By Manesh Samtani | 13/03/2018

The Committee also published an assessment handbook and self-assessment questionnaire to help member jurisdictions prepare for future RCAP assessments.

Capital / Liquidity

China Bank Deleveraging Makes Progress: Moody’s

By Samuel Riding | 12/03/2018

Report suggests asset growth has slowed, although city, rural and joint-stock banks could struggle to manage asset quality and capitalisation.

Capital / Liquidity

China, US Bank Profits Boost CET1 Capital

By Samuel Riding | 09/03/2018

BIS report on Basel III implementation includes data from 39 Group 1 banks in Asia Pacific; 1H2017 saw largest ever profits of $262 billion.

Capital / Liquidity

Loan Provisions for Chinese Banks Eased

By Editors | 07/03/2018

Loan loss provisions to be lowered to between 120 and 150 percent of bad loans total; provisions against total loan book also reduced.