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KUALA LUMPUR: The banking system recorded an excess capital buffer of RM133.3 billion in August 2023, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said. 

KUALA LUMPUR: The banking system recorded a healthy excess capital buffer of RM142 billion in July 2023, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said. 

End of credit risk modelling and scaling up of SCB’s role could tip six US banks below minimum requirements

Proposal to reduce ‘cliff effects’ would generate 10bp surcharge relief while four peers face higher requirements

KeyCorp, Truist and UBS Americas the worst affected by removal of paper-loss waiver

Change to G-Sib surcharge could smooth year-end volatility, but some fear liquidity will worsen

Central bank liquidity and Treasuries will push US firms into higher G-Sib buckets

As method 2 drifts further away from Basel method, comparability and competitiveness will suffer

After a lengthy “holistic” review and a spring banking crisis, US bank capital requirements finally face overhaul. On July 10, 2023, US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Vice...

Fed vice-chair proposal to reduce ‘cliff effects’ could add between 40bp and 10bp to capital requirements