Capital / Liquidity

China Banks Allowed Higher Bad Debt Ratios for ‘Inclusive’ Loans

18/03/2019

Regulators will tolerate higher NPL ratios on bank lending to small and micro companies, in a bid to improve access to financing for China’s ‘real economy’.

Enforcement

RBI Issues Finalised Guidelines on Market Abuse

18/03/2019

The new rules against market abuse cover market and benchmark manipulation and the misuse of information in markets regulated by the RBI.

Market Infrastructure

Tokyo Bourse to Cut a Third of Companies from First Section

18/03/2019

The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to raise the minimum market cap for companies to maintain a listing on its First Section and require English language quarterly earnings disclosures.

AML / KYC

BCBS Sets Out Minimum Expectations for Banks Exposed to Crypto

18/03/2019

The minimum prudential expectations for banks exposed to crypto-assets relate to due diligence, governance and risk management, public disclosure and supervisory dialogue.

Market Infrastructure

Philippines’ RCBC Sues Bangladesh Bank for Defamation

15/03/2019

In the latest twist in the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist saga, Philippine lender Rizal Commercial Banking Corp has filed a defamation suit against Bangladesh’s central bank.

Market Infrastructure

Australian Banks on Track to Meet 2020 Deadline on Staff Pay Reforms

15/03/2019

Policies at banks are on track to be fully consistent with the staff pay reform recommendations well in advance of 2020, says former public service commissioner Stephen Sedgwick.

Market Infrastructure

CPMI-IOSCO Report Progress in PFMI Implementation

15/03/2019

23 of 28 jurisdictions that participate in the CPMI-IOSCO implementation monitoring programme have adopted measures for all financial market infrastructure types, compared to 21 last July.

AML / KYC

Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Show-cause Notice to Goldman

15/03/2019

Malaysia’s securities regulator has reportedly issued a show-cause notice to Goldman Sachs, assumed to be in connection with the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Stock Exchange of Thailand to Launch Digital Asset Platform by 2020

15/03/2019

The SET says it will build a comprehensive digital asset ecosystem around the new platform as part of its digitalisation strategy, as the country approves its first ‘ICO portal’.