Capital / Liquidity

Easing Bank Capital Requirements Would Hurt Economy – RBI

03/01/2019

The RBI says that current provisioning is inadequate to cover future losses from bad loans, which have been underrecognised by Indian banks.

Capital / Liquidity

Chinese Banks Will Face Capital, Liquidity Shortfalls Under Stress

03/01/2019

Stress tests indicate Chinese banks would face capital and liquidity shortfalls under adverse conditions, according to the PBOC’s latest financial stability report.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Loosens Requirements to Participate in ETP Market Making

03/01/2019

HKEX has loosened the eligibility criteria and created a more flexible structure to allow global liquidity providers to provide market making for Hong Kong exchange-traded products.

AML / KYC

Taiwan to Ease AML Requirements for Low Risk Clients

03/01/2019

The majority of banks’ clients pose low money laundering risks, and should not be subject to the same level of scrutiny as high risk clients, said FSC chairman Wellington Koo.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Phase-In Physical Settlement of Equity Derivatives

02/01/2019

India’s securities regulator will introduce mandatory physical settlement of equity derivatives in a phased approach starting April 2019.

Market Infrastructure

Regional Lenders Should Avoid ‘Blind Expansion’, says CBIRC

02/01/2019

New guidelines from China’s banking regulator will require small- and medium-sized financial institutions to apply for a licence to operate outside their home provinces.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Raises Chinese Equities Investment Limit for Offshore Funds

02/01/2019

FSC loosens restrictions on investment in Chinese equities in response to proposed increase of China weighting in MSCI emerging markets index.

Capital / Liquidity

UPDATED – RBI Allows Lenders One-Time Restructuring of MSME Loans

01/01/2019

Banks and NBFCs will be allowed to restructure defaulted loans not yet classified as NPAs, provided the borrower has aggregate exposures less than $3.6mn.

Market Infrastructure

S. Korea Designates 11 Banks as Won-Yuan Liquidity Providers

01/01/2019

The banks selected by South Korea’s central bank include 6 domestic institutions and 5 foreign institutions with local branches.