Capital Adequacy

Hong Kong Confirms CCyB Hike

15/01/2016

Buffer to be raised to 1.25 percent from 1 January 2017 amid credit, property market concerns.

Payments & Settlements

RBI Relaxes Off-site ATM Rules

15/01/2016

Indian banks will be allowed to provide full range of services at off-site ATMs.

Credit Risk

Thailand to Transfer SFI Regulation to Central Bank

15/01/2016

Eight specialised financial institutions are currently regulated by Finance Ministry.

Market Risk

Basel III Market Risk Requirement Lower than Expected

15/01/2016

BCBS says banks will have to increase high-quality capital held against trading books by only 40 percent.

KYC & CDD

Fenergo, Markit and kyc.com Ink Strategic Deal

14/01/2016

Companies to work on integration of counterparty manager, client lifecycle and data management solutions.

Trading & Investment

BSE to Check ‘Reasonability’ of Equity Derivative Prices

14/01/2016

Mumbai exchange to also extend existing price reasonability monitoring to cover currency options, effective 18 January.

Capital Adequacy

Australian Banks Welcome BCBS Clarity

14/01/2016

Industry association sees greater certainty as Basel Committee targets no ‘significant increases’ in capital requirements.

Credit Risk

CBRC to Target NPL

14/01/2016

Non-performing asset securitisation tops China banking regulator’s priorities for 2016.

Credit Risk

China Banks Asked to Reduce Product Yields

13/01/2016

Regulator and bond clearinghouse ask commercial banks to reduce yields on wealth management products.