Liquidity Coverage Ratio

SLR cut credit positive for banks, says Moody's

The Reserve Bank decision to reduce the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) is credit positive for banks as it would help them manage liquidity and increase profitability, Moody's Investors Service said today.

Finmin requests RBI to relax capital adequacy norms

The Finance Ministry has requested the Reserve Bank to relax capital adequacy norms for banks in line with the recommendations made earlier this month by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

RBI relaxation to help banks meet Jan 2015 LCR target: Crisil

The Basel-III capital framework, adopted to manage disruptive events like the 2008 financial crisis in a better way, requires banks to hold sufficient HQLA to cover potential cash outflows in a stress scenario lasting 30 days.