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Basel III's LCR requirements eased to facilitate recovery of global banking system
Date: Jan 09, 2013
Author: Esther Tan
Categories: Basel III, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: The Clearing House, BCBS, Liquidity Coverage Ratio, BIS, Bob Chakravorti, Federal Home Loan Bank, European Central Bank, Liquidity Risk, Mervyn King, GHOS
The Clearing House, a US-based banking body, has noted weaknesses in Basel III’s LCR recommendation and has pushed for revisions, in view of the industry’s struggle to achieve Basel III compliance.
Australian banks may struggle to meet data gathering component in APRA's new reporting standards
Date: Nov 21, 2012
Author: Esther Tan
Categories: Australia, Basel III, Regulation, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: APRA, ADI, LCR, NSFR, MLH, John Laker, RBA, Liquidity Risk
Although APRA’s liquidity reporting guidelines are still conceptual, Australian banks are bound to be tied to more stringent reporting compliance compared to most countries.
Asian Banker 500 shows Asian banks’ assets grew twice as fast in 2011
Date: Oct 02, 2012
Author: Doron Foo
Categories: Asian Banker 500, Basel III, China, Databook, Risk and Regulation, Singapore
Keywords: CAR, EU, US Assets, Off balance sheet, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), ICBC (Macau), DBS, Liquidity, Coverage Ratio, Liquidity Risk
Asia’s 500 largest banks’ total assets to reach $85.6 trillion in 2014, overtaking assets of top US and EU banks which are projected to grow to $82.3 trillion.
Liberalisation of China’s interest rate market to spur commercial banks’ competitiveness
Date: Sep 13, 2012
Author: Li Lin
Categories: China, Credit Risk, Deposits and Liabilities, Government Finance, Risk and Regulation, Rmb, Capital Markets
Keywords: Interest rates, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Li Lin, NDRC, SHIBOR, Deposit Financing, Asset Securitisation, BoC, Capital Management, Liquidity Risk, Capital Supervision
Li Lin, general manager of strategy development and planning at Shanghai Pudong Development Bank discusses the liberalisation of China’s interest rate market.
Chinese bank results indicate weaker growth, but megabanks remain highly profitable
Date: Aug 29, 2012
Author: Baron Laudermilk
Categories: China, Government Finance, Rmb, Wealth Management, Capital Markets
Keywords: CCB, ABC, ICBC, PBoC, SMEs, Europe, United States, 2008 Financial Crisis, Liquidity, NBS, PMI, NPL, SME, SOE
China’s big four banks are expected to post weaker results on the back of rising NPLs and a slowdown in economic growth.
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