Market Infrastructure

China to Create National Platform for MSME Credit Data

09/01/2022

The platform will amass information about MSMEs from various sources for banks to use when providing credit to MSMEs.

Philippines Caps Charges Allowed on Small Value Loans

09/01/2022

The caps apply to the charges imposed on borrowers of small-value loans by lending firms, financing companies and online lending platforms.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Extends Leverage Ratio Relaxation to Support Bank Lending

09/01/2022

Central bank deposits will be excluded from total exposure when calculating the leverage ratio until the end of March 2024.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC Finalises Rule Relaxations for Investment Funds

09/01/2022

Greater flexibility is provided for investments in IPO stocks, low-unrated and rated and unrated bonds, and CoCo and TLAC bonds.

Market Infrastructure

UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 Takes Effect

07/01/2022

The NSI Act gives the government broader powers to scrutinise and intervene in acquisitions in 17 sectors that could give rise to national security risks.

Fintech / Regtech

PBOC Outlines 2022-2025 Fintech Development Plan

07/01/2022

The plan includes measures to strengthen fintech governance, enhance data capabilities, and establish a new ‘green’ data centre.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Finalises Tighter Rules on Use of IPO Proceeds

06/01/2022

Anchor investors can only sell 50 percent of their allocated shares after 30 days. The remaining portion has a 90-day lock-in period.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Publishes List of Indian D-SIBs for 2022  

05/01/2022

SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank continue to be identified as D-SIBs, under the same bucketing structure as in the 2020 list.

Fintech / Regtech

China Releases CBDC Wallet on Mobile App Stores

05/01/2022

The app is available in 12 cities and regions as well as the host cities for the Winter Olympics. Until now the app has only been available for download via private links.