Capital Adequacy

Philippine Central Bank Imposes Higher Capital Requirement on Banks

08/06/2015

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued a new regulation requiring banks to maintain a minimum of 5 percent leverage ratio.

Alternative Markets

Bangladesh Approves ‘Alternative Investment Fund’ to Help Finance Private Firms

08/06/2015

The BSEC has approved its draft private equity and venture capital financing rules.

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.