Singapore banks, insurers in ‘good position’ to withstand severe macrofinancial shock: MAS
Most investment funds also have enough liquidity to meet redemption shocks, its liquidity stress-simulation tests have found
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SINGAPORE’S banks and insurers have sufficient capital and liquidity buffers to withstand potential downside risks arising from severe macrofinancial stresses, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a report on Wednesday (Nov 27).
In its annual Financial Stability Review, it noted that the overall banking sector has maintained or improved its performance across the indicators for financial vulnerability.
Liquidity and maturity risks remained low, as banks maintained comfortable liquidity positions and healthy loan-to-deposit ratios. Meanwhile, their leverage vulnerabilities fell due to stronger capital ratios, even as loan growth picked up.
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