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BSEC pushes to exclude bonds from capital market exposure

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Salah Uddin Mahmud & Sakhawat Prince
16 October, 2022, 10:25 pm
Last modified: 16 October, 2022, 10:30 pm

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BSEC pushes to exclude bonds from capital market exposure

Salah Uddin Mahmud & Sakhawat Prince
16 October, 2022, 10:25 pm
Last modified: 16 October, 2022, 10:30 pm
BSEC pushes to exclude bonds from capital market exposure

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has recently urged the Bangladesh Bank for the second time to exclude fixed-income securities – bonds, Sukuks and asset-backed securities – while calculating the capital market exposure of banks.

BSEC spokesperson and Executive Director Rezaul Karim said fixed-income securities are less volatile than shares, and have lower extent of capital gain or loss. This is why the commission requested the central bank to exclude them while calculating exposure.

According to Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association President Md Sayadur Rahman, investment capacity of banks is decreasing because of the listing of bonds on the capital market.

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"Since they are not volatile, all types of bonds should be kept out of exposure calculation," he added.

Ershad Hossain, managing director of the City Bank Capital Resources Limited, said the Bangladesh Bank should revisit the inclusion and exclusion of different asset classes that is equity, quasi-equity, and debt securities in the capital market exposure in a rational manner, instead of considering them on the basis of capital market listing.

"My logic is, if you list a bond, it will create an opportunity for bondholders to exit by selling its units, rather than waiting for it to mature," he said.

In September this year, the Bangladesh Bank informed the securities regulator that banks have more scope to invest in the capital market, particularly in bonds.

Last week, Treasury bonds, which are out of the capital market exposure limit, went live on trial trading in the bourses.

On the other hand, perpetual bonds are issued to raise AT1 capital to comply with the central bank's Basel III guidelines. These bonds will include exposure when it will be listed on the stock exchanges.

Six perpetual bonds are already listed on the bourses which are included in the capital market exposure.

In August this year, the Bangladesh Bank allowed banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to calculate their capital market exposure based on the cost of investments, instead of the market price of their held securities.

After that, banks and NBFIs do not need to sell shares to stay within their exposure limit after capital gain.

The central bank responded to repeated requests from the securities regulator and the investment industry as they believed the measure would help stabilise the capital market.  

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