settle the netted amount at CBM as CCP, where the transfer from the bank with a
settlement loss to a bank with a settlement profit takes place even when the bank
with a settlement loss does not have sufficient funds in the account. CBM has not
adopted the risk management method that it should as CCP (such as acceptance of
collateral in case of bankruptcy of the bank with losses, setting the overdraft limit),
so CBM is obliged to compensate for effectively unlimited losses for the bank with a
settlement loss, and it is necessary to consider and improve the current system.
CBM is required to continue making constant efforts to establish a safe and secure
settlement system after overviewing the current settlement system this way.
(D) Immature financial markets
Although CBM-NET, equipped with functions to settle funds and government bonds,
began operation in January 2016, it can hardly be said that its usage has been
expanded as originally expected unfortunately. In mid-2017, the government bond
repurchases transactions between commercial banks finally began, but the work
volume of CBM-NET has not shown any significant growth. There are several
reasons for this, which are pointed out as follows: institutional problems (institutions
and practices of money markets are not developed, etc.), issues in using the current
account at the central bank (banks not wanting to deposit its extra reserves without
interest granted, there are restrictions on receipt and withdrawal of cash, etc.),
regulatory issues (foreign banks cannot offer time deposit products, so they cannot
effectively hold government bonds from the perspective of ALM13, etc.), problems
with the fee (high usage fee of CBM-NET, unable to divide the fee proportionately
between the originator and the receiver, etc.), system problems (CBM-NET and the
CBSs have no STP connection, so manual input is required every time, etc.). In order
to foster a mature financial market, it is necessary to clarify the issues to be cleared,
and then remove obstacles to activate financial markets. Although the project
focuses on system problem solving, that is, the latter issues, this project assumes the
institutional and regulatory approaches are taken concerning the former issues, and
the active involvement and encouragement of CBM are considered necessary.
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Asset Liability Management: The risk management for the value fluctuation of asset and liability
against market interest rate.
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