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    Articles by Editors

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Capital Framework Revisions Credit Positive for Banks – Moody’s

    20/02/2018

    Higher risk weightings for higher-risk residential mortgages will improve the alignment of capital to risk and better reflect their sensitivity to economic cycles, says Moody’s.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BSP Cuts Reserve Requirement for Philippine Banks

    17/02/2018

    The 100 basis point RRR reduction is expected to free up PHP90 billion of liquidity in the financial system.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SFC Raises Standards for Client Facilitation Trades

    17/02/2018

    Client facilitation traders must be segregated from agency traders to protect client information and avoid conflicts of interest.

    Market Infrastructure

    SEC Blocks China-linked Acquisition of Chicago Exchange

    17/02/2018

    US regulator says deal didn’t comply with rules governing stock exchange ownership, lacked transparency on source of funds and relationships among investors.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Myanmar Banks Under Pressure to Rein in Overdraft Lending

    16/02/2018

    Banks say businesses rely on overdraft loans for working capital, particularly during economic weakness.

    Enforcement

    Australia Creates New Financial Complaints Body

    16/02/2018

    New body merges three existing complaints authorities; will streamline complaints process and quicken dispute resolution for customers.

    China ‘Super Regulator’ Needs New Structure to Boost Effectiveness: PBoC Researcher

    16/02/2018

    FSDC should focus on horizontal coordination and supervision of regulatory agencies instead of the current vertical coordination; PBoC should have a greater supervisory role.

    India Toughens Bad Loan Resolution Framework

    15/02/2018

    New framework will force banks to reclassify stressed accounts and initiate steps towards resolution, immediately on default.

    Enforcement

    Interactive Brokers HK Fined for Trading System Failures

    15/02/2018

    The firm’s electronic trading system repeatedly submitted orders without regard for market liquidity and without effective price and volume controls.

    PBOC Asks Banks to Rein in Pre-CNY Lending

    14/02/2018

    New loans for January totaled CNY2.9 trillion, exceeding estimates and the previous record.

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