Credit Risk

RBNZ Proposes Tightening Mortgage Lending

07/06/2015

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has published a consultation paper about proposed changes in mortgage lending. Consultation is […]

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Super Funds Need More Independent Directors

05/06/2015

Investment consultancy firm Mercer has published a report recommending that superannuation fund boards in Australia be required to appoint a greater proportion of independent directors.

Payments & Settlements

China Moves Towards Interest Rate Liberalisation

05/06/2015

The People’s Bank of China on Tuesday issued a regulation allowing financial institutions to issue large-denomination certificates of deposit to investors.

Supervision & Enforcement

SFC Proposes Legislative Change to Increase Cross-Border Regulatory Assistance

05/06/2015

The SFC is proposing legislative amendments which would give it discretion to provide supervisory assistance to regulators outside Hong Kong.

Liquidity Risk

China Mulls Doubling of Local Bond-Swap Programme

04/06/2015

Chinese authorities are considering authorising an additional 500 billion yuan to 1 trillion yuan of local government loans for swapping into bonds.

Credit Risk

Global Financial Regulators Release New Report on Credit Risk Management

03/06/2015

Global financial regulators have cautioned financial institutions against over reliance on internal models for credit risk management and regulatory capital, urging them to evaluate risk with sophisticated modelling techniques.

Alternative Markets

Bangladesh to Set Up Investment Fund to Finance Local Firms

03/06/2015

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has drafted new private equity and venture capital financing rules.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

RBI Allows Improved Compensation for Banks’ Non-Exec Directors

03/06/2015

The Reserve Bank of India has improved remuneration for non-executive directors of private sector banks.

Structural Regulation

S. Korean Regulator to Ease Banking Rules on Cross-Sector Business

02/06/2015

South Korea’s chief financial regulator has vowed to remove barriers that have hindered large banking groups from diversifying their portfolios and doing cross-sector business.