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    Big Picture

    Moody’s Becomes Second Agency to Downgrade Hong Kong Outlook

    17/09/2019

    Moody’s says the downgrade of Hong Kong’s outlook to negative is the result of a shift in its equilibrium with China, in addition to the ongoing protests in the city.

    Market Infrastructure

    Australia Passes Bill to End Conflicted Remuneration Despite Pushback

    16/09/2019

    The Association of Financial Advisers says thousands of clients will be worse off without grandfathered commissions, and that financial advisers need more time to adjust.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Lowers Risk Weight for Consumer Loans

    16/09/2019

    The move will reduce the amount of capital banks need to set aside as provisioning for consumer loans, effectively reducing the cost of lending.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Australia Establishes Senate Committee on Fintech, Regtech

    16/09/2019

    The committee will inquire into the opportunities of fintech and regtech, and benchmark Australia’s environment for innovation against comparable global regimes.

    AML / KYC

    RBI Orders Banks to Review Controls on Internal Accounts

    16/09/2019

    Transitory accounts at bank branches are being used to provide unauthorised overdrafts to avoid default classification on loans, and to mask unexplained cash deposits.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Proposes New Rules for Small Finance Bank Licensing

    16/09/2019

    Under the new guidelines, payment banks, NBFCs, microfinance institutions and local area banks will be able to convert into small finance banks.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Taiwan FSC to Ease Calculation Method for D-SIB Capital

    16/09/2019

    The move follows push back from some banks, saying that the higher capital buffer required of D-SIBs could raise funding costs and make them less competitive.

    Securities / Derivatives

    KRX Introduces Paperless Securities System

    15/09/2019

    Starting 16 September, all listed stocks and bonds must be issued and registered electronically, and no longer exist in paper form.

    Market Infrastructure

    Australia Issues Follow-up Paper on ISO 20022 Migration for Payments

    14/09/2019

    The paper summarises the responses from the April consultation and puts forward potential implementation options for consideration.

    Enforcement

    ASIC Bans Lending Model Found to Cause Consumer Detriment

    13/09/2019

    ASIC is using its product intervention power to end a practice that has to date enabled payday lenders to charge fees up to 1000% of the loan amount.

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