Anti-Money Laundering

Habib Bank Scalded by New York Regulator

20/12/2015

Pakistani lender told to boost policies to prevent money laundering after “significant breakdowns”.

Capital Adequacy

APRA Expands IRB Permissions

20/12/2015

Banks outside ‘Big 4’ and Macquarie able to reduce risk weightings on some types of loan.

Liquidity Risk

Fund Liquidity Issues Have Little External Impact: IOSCO

18/12/2015

Report concludes most CIS liquidity management measures have no impact beyond the funds involved.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Publishes Australian PFMI Assessment

18/12/2015

Report says Australia has consistently adopted most of the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Credit Risk

Indian Banks Face Pressure to Name Defaulters

18/12/2015

Supreme Court says information cannot be withheld on grounds of bank rules and confidentiality.

Emerging Prudential Risks

The Unintended Consequences of Securities Regulation

17/12/2015

IOSCO survey finds market participants see regulatory uncertainty as greatest potential systemic risk.

Operational Risk

G-SIBs to Conduct Risk Data Audits in Early 2016

17/12/2015

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision says banks continue to fall short on data aggregation and reporting standards.

Structural Regulation

Paul Andrews Appointed Head of IOSCO

17/12/2015

FINRA managing director to take up secretary general post in March.

Trading & Investment

CITIC Cancels Bond Plans

16/12/2015

Brokerage asks regulator to withdraw application for USD3.5 billion corporate bond issuance.