Credit Risk

S. Korea’s FSS to Encourage Financial Institutions to Take Active Part in Corporate Restructuring

28/10/2015

Country’s top financial regulator expected to push forward plan to restructure corporations in poor financial health this year.

Credit Risk

Australia’s Big Four Banks Face Grilling on Bad Debts, Margins

28/10/2015

Expected move follows market leading rate increases in July and August amid regulatory scrutiny of high profitability.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Open to Changing ETF Norms: Sinha

28/10/2015

Head of Indian regulator says willing to consult with market participants and experts.

Trading & Investment

ASIC Publishes Results of New Reviews of HFT and Dark Liquidity

26/10/2015

ASIC releases report examining the impact of high-frequency trading on Australian equity and futures markets and dark liquidity on Australian equity markets.

Capital Adequacy

Revised Capital Rules for Hong Kong Banks Gazetted

26/10/2015

Amendments align certain aspects of the Banking (Capital) Rules more closely with the relevant Basel III standards.

Cybersecurity

Reserve Bank of India Plans IT Unit to Check Cyber Threat

26/10/2015

Governor Raghuram Rajan expects subsidiary to take shape in the next six to eight months.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

IFSB Issues Working Paper on Financial Consumer Protection in Islamic Finance

26/10/2015

Paper provides examples where regulators can deal with issue of consumer protection without need to take stance on Shari’ah matters.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Forms New Depts to Regulate Commodity Markets

24/10/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has announced the formation of seven departments for regulating the commodities derivatives market.

Capital Adequacy

Basel Committee Not Seeking Further Raises in Bank Capital

24/10/2015

Global banking regulators are not looking to raise the level of capital overall in the banking sector as political support for more new rules wanes.