Bloomberg

China banks' bad loans dip, capital adequacy steady in Q1
Reuters
The weighted average capital adequacy ratio of Chinese banks meanwhile was unchanged at 12.7 percent in Q1 versus Q4. Core capital adequacy inched up to 10.3 percent from 10.2 percent over the same period. The CBRC requires major lenders to maintain a ...
Bad loan ratio below 1 pct for commercial banks in ChinaShanghai Daily (subscription)

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Boston.com

BoI mulls tighter capital adequacy requirements
Globes
The requirement by the Banking Supervision Department will reduce the banks' aggregate capital by 7.3%-10%, and reduce their average core capital adequacy ratio by 0.79%. A top banker told "Globes", "Deducting billions of shekels from the capital will ...
Banks going to gear up for Basel III normsDeccan Herald
Need over Rs 14000 cr for Basel III: Central BankFirstpost
Compliance with Basel-III should be a breeze: PNB chiefHindu Business Line
Economic Times
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Bloomberg

Will U.S. Banks Cut Their Dividends Due To Basel III?
Seeking Alpha
In a just-released report, Fitch Ratings estimates that the world's largest banks will have to come up with additional $566 billion in order to meet new capital adequacy requirements according to Basel III capital provisions. The report says 29 global ...
29 Largest Banks May Need $566 Billion More For Basel III: FitchInternational Business Times

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The Hindu

SBI to approach Moody's for review and re-rating
New York Daily News
"Our Tier I capital has improved to 9.79 percent as of March 31, 2012. Banking on our robust performance and capital adequacy, we plan to approach Moody's and seek for a review and re-rating," SBI chairman Pratip Chaudhuri said.
SBI to ask Moody's for rating upgradeBusiness Standard (blog)
SBI net at Rs 4050 cr beats expectations, stock up 4%Firstpost
SBI delivers a scorcherCalcutta Telegraph
Hindu Business Line
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AM Best Affirms Ratings of Consumer Insurance Services Limited
MarketWatch (press release)
CISL's risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best's Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR) strengthened and is mainly attributable to a reduction in net premium risk that stems from its gradual withdrawal from writing extended warranty business.

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ifaonline.co.uk

FSA hints at SIPP capital adequacy decision
FT Adviser
A consultation on the adequacy requirements is expected later this year, after further discussions with industry. By Laura Suter | Published May 15, 2012 | comments The biggest hint that the new SIPP capital adequacy rules will be based on the ...
FSA could force Sipps with riskier assets to hold more capitalMoney Marketing

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Consumer Insurance Services Limited
SunHerald.com
CISL's risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best's Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR) strengthened and is mainly attributable to a reduction in net premium risk that stems from its gradual withdrawal from writing extended warranty business.

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Moneycontrol.com

Capital adequacy under Basel-II and Basel-III: The way out for the bankers
Financial Express Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) introduced Risk-Based Capital Adequacy (RBCA) framework for banks from 2009 in line with the Basel-II. After one-year parallel run with the Basel-I, the Basel-II has fully come into force from January 2010 as a regulatory ...
Basel III: Banks have 6 yrs to raise Rs 1.4 lakh cr to meet growth requirementsFirstpost
RBI raises core capital requirement for banksmydigitalfc.com
Banks need Rs 5 trillion fresh capital to meet Basel norms, says IcraEconomic Times
Business Today -Livemint
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TEXT-Fitch cuts Greek banks ratings to 'CCC'
Reuters
... EUR18bn capital support through the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) as part of the IMF/EU support programmes has been committed to raise the four major Greek banks' total capital adequacy ratio to the required minimum 8%.

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COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA : Bankwest Basel II Pillar 3 - Capital adequacy ...
4-traders
The Bank's capital adequacy and risk disclosure has been prepared in accordance with APRA Prudential Standard APS 330 'Capital Adequacy: Public Disclosures of Prudential Information' which requires the Bank to report its quarterly assessment of capital ...


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