South Korea Extends Loan Forbearance Programme for Businesses

03/10/2022

The extension takes effect from 4 October, the same day applications for the New Start Fund open for small merchants and the self-employed.

Enforcement

Australian Court Dismisses ASIC Lawsuit Against CBA

03/10/2022

The Federal Court ruled that ASIC failed to establish that CBA received conflicted remuneration when distributing Colonial First State’s superannuation product.

AML / KYC

FINRA Issues New Penalties Guidance for Rule Violations

03/10/2022

Large firms face penalties with no upper limit if they fail to reasonably monitor for and report suspicious transactions.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong to Launch Dual Counter Trading in H1 2023

03/10/2022

A market-maker system will be established to facilitate yuan-denominated stock trading. Stamp duty will be waived for market makers providing liquidity for yuan shares.

Securities / Derivatives

India Allows FPIs to Trade Commodity Derivatives Market

03/10/2022

Since 2018, FPIs been allowed to trade exchange-traded commodity derivatives but only to hedge actual underlying exposures to physical commodities.

Capital / Liquidity

Large Global Banks See Highest Capital Ratios Since 2012: BCBS

03/10/2022

A special feature in the latest Basel III monitoring report reveals that crypto exposures are small, around 0.14% of total exposures on a weighted average basis.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Tightens Short Selling Rules to Stabilise Market

03/10/2022

The measures tighten limits on the volume of intraday securities lending orders, and raised the margin requirements on securities lending.

Singapore Tightens Mortgage Rules to Ensure Prudent Borrowing

03/10/2022

Lenders will have to assume higher interest rates when assessing borrowers’ repayment ability. The LTV limit for HDB housing loans has been lowered.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Removes CBA’s Remaining A$500m Capital Add-on

03/10/2022

The A$1bn capital add-on imposed on CBA in May 2018 was halved in November 2020, and has now been completely removed.