Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SFC Fines HSBC over Inaccurate Licence Application

20/12/2013

The Hong Kong securities regulator on Thursday fined an arm of HSBC $5M HKD (US$640,000) for providing inaccurate information during […]

Liquidity Risk

APRA Releases Final Basel III Liquidity Reforms

20/12/2013

APRA releases final position on implementation of the main elements of the Basel III liquidity reforms for ADIs in Australia.

Credit Risk

RBI Hones Rules to Hasten Remedy of India’s Bad Loans

19/12/2013

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent discussion paper on the management of non-performing loans signals an intensification of regulatory […]

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Bloomberg Launches Compliance Center

19/12/2013

With recent controversy surrounding group chat rooms used by financial firms including measures by Barclays, Citigroup and Royal Bank of […]

Emerging Prudential Risks

SFC Report Shows Trends in Risk & Risk Mitigation

19/12/2013

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released a report unveiling the trends in risk and risk mitigation. […]

Liquidity Risk

Guy Debelle: Why Do We Have Liquidity Regulation?

17/12/2013

Guy Debelle at the recent Australasian Finance and Banking Conference in Sydney gives an overview below of Basel III and why we have liquidity regulation.

Structural Regulation

SFC Issues Second Quarter Report

13/12/2013

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued its quarterly report for the period July to September 2013.

Capital Adequacy

Philippines Strengthens Capital Structure of Foreign Banks

13/12/2013

The Philippines Central Bank’s (Bangko Sentral) Monetary Board (MB) has approved amendments to the capital framework of foreign bank branches […]

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SFC Increases Oversight of Listed Companies

12/12/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will take a broader and more proactive approach in overseeing corporate conduct of listed […]