Capital / Liquidity

RBA to Adjust Liquidity-Providing Market Operations

27/02/2022

The RBA will adjust the way it sets interest rates for repo transactions with banks and shorten the maximum tenor to four weeks.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Relaxes Credit Risk Rating System

27/02/2022

The relaxation will allow for easier issuance of loans and credit, thereby helping to accelerate business activities across the country, Bangladesh Bank said.

Market Infrastructure

BSP Issues Revised Outsourcing Rules for Banks

27/02/2022

Banks need BSP approval to enter into material outsourcing arrangements. They must also conduct periodic assessments to ensure outsourcing risks are properly managed.

APRA Super Fund Performance Test Results in Mergers, Exits

27/02/2022

13 super funds failed APRA’s inaugural MySuper Product Performance Test last August. The worst performer, Maritime Super, is in talks to merge with industry fund Hostplus.

Capital / Liquidity

CBIRC Incentivises HK Cat Bond Issuance by Mainland Insurers

27/02/2022

Preferential treatment in place since 2018 has been extended to mainland insurers that issue catastrophe bonds in the Hong Kong market.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Concludes First Phase of Climate Risk Stress Tests

27/02/2022

Defaults in the thermal power, steel and cement sectors may increase if companies in those sectors do not shift to low-carbon alternatives.

Securities / Derivatives

BSEC Reduces Minimum Investment Limit for SME Boards

27/02/2022

The BSEC eased the limit in response to requests from merchant bankers. Stock exchanges are directed to provide registration to investors free of cost.

CBIRC Expands Private Endowment Insurance Trial Nationwide

25/02/2022

The expansion will allow all pension insurers in China to participate in the scheme. So far only six insurers have participated in two pilot areas.

Fintech / Regtech

ICE Makes ‘Strategic Investment’ in Digital Securities Platform tZero

24/02/2022

tZERO operates a digital marketplace for unique private assets, public equities, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets, including NFTs.