The Prudential Authority has called for input by 17 November 2025 on a draft determination making R1m (one million rands) the prescribed minimum denomination for a bank’s financial loss absorbing capacity (FLAC) instrument. It is envisaged that the proposed determination should be effective from 1 January 2026.
According to a 6 May 2025 article penned by Edward Nathan Sonnenberg’s (ENS’) Jodie Muller and Deborah Carmichael:
This is noting that FLAC instruments are designed enable banks to withstand financial distress without relying on government bailouts.
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