organisation: First Republic Bank
September 25, 2023
Capital buffers are vital, to a point
Despite a limited ability of regulatory capital buffers to prevent future banking failure, US regulators are proposing to increase capital...
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August 10, 2023
Capital hikes threaten to upend banks’ business lines
Proposed changes to US capital requirements will threaten the “business viability” of certain banking units, experts say. The warning follows...
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August 2, 2023
US bank execs decry ‘excessive’ calls for more capital
Bank chiefs have hit out at a new capital rule proposal which will make loans more expensive for borrowers and...
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July 17, 2023
APAC regulators boost bank deposit insurance schemes
Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand move to beef up bank-funded deposit insurance regulations, with more Asian countries likely to...
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July 13, 2023
Banks and regulators grapple with ‘AOCI’
Bank of America is the latest firm to fall foul of “AOCI”, a murky metric behind this year’s largest US...
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July 10, 2023
Hong Kong regulator simplifies banking system
Large banks operating in Hong Kong will likely merge with smaller deposit-taking companies after the banking regulator issued the latter...
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May 3, 2023
US bank collapses portend supervisory and regulatory changes
US banks, large and small, are likely to soon face heightened supervision and, later, tighter regulations given the momentum building...
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