Singapore legislation
Section 10C
Section 10C
Stable funding requirement
(1)
The Authority may, by written notice, require any bank in Singapore or any class of banks in Singapore —
to maintain any of the following:
a minimum stable funding ratio;
a minimum amount of stable funds; and
to carry out other acts relating to a requirement mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2)
Without limiting subsection (1)(b), a notice under that subsection may —
specify the manner of and process for calculating the stable funding ratio or the amount of stable funds;
require the bank in Singapore or a bank within the class of banks in Singapore to report to the Authority —
its stable funding ratio;
its amount of stable funds; or
the manner in which and the process by which it calculates its stable funding ratio or its amount of stable funds; and
specify the manner in which and the times at which the bank in Singapore or a bank within the class of banks in Singapore must report to the Authority the matters mentioned in paragraph (b)(i), (ii) and (iii).
(3)
Where the Authority issues a notice under subsection (1) to a class of banks in Singapore, the Authority may by another notice, vary the requirements for different banks within that class, having regard to the risks arising from the activities of the bank, the systemic impact of the bank on the financial sector and any other factors that the Authority considers relevant.
(4)
Without limiting subsection (5)(a) or (b), the Authority may restrict or suspend the operations of a bank which fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) or (3).
(5)
Any bank which fails to comply with —
a notice under subsection (1);
a notice under subsection (3); or
any restriction or suspension imposed under subsection (4),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $250,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $25,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(6)
In this section —
Definition
“stable funding ratio” means the ratio of the amount of funds expected to be available to the bank to fund its assets and exposures (whether or not those assets and exposures are on its balance sheet) during a given period to the amount of funds expected to be required by the bank to fund its assets and exposures (whether or not those assets and exposures are on its balance sheet) during that period;
Definition
“stable funds” means the amount of funds expected to be available to the bank to fund its assets and exposures (whether or not those assets and exposures are on its balance sheet) during a given period.