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Singapore Banks Among Most Vulnerable to Covid-19 Impacts: Fitch

By Editors | 04/03/2020

While Singaporean banks have sufficient loss-absorption buffers to withstand pressure, the impact will depend on the extent and duration of the outbreak.

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ASIFMA Calls for Global Coordination of Sustainability Efforts

By Manesh Samtani | 03/03/2020

Fragmented approaches to sustainable finance may ultimately undermine the development of sustainable finance through increased complexity and lack of coordination.

Capital / Liquidity

China: Restoring NPL Recognition Standards May Take Years: S&P

By Editors | 24/02/2020

China’s relaxed bad loan recognition standards to help businesses through the Covid-19 outbreak may have long-term repercussions for the creditworthiness of some institutions.

Capital / Liquidity

Basel IV to Impact APAC Banks Unevenly: Moody’s

By Editors | 20/02/2020

‘Basel IV’ will narrow the gap between the internal ratings based approach and the standardised approach for calculating risk-weighted assets.

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OECD Warns of Global Debt Pileup from Corporate Bonds

By Editors | 19/02/2020

High leverage in the corporate sector make it essential to improve the ability of equity markets to strengthen corporate balance sheets and support long-term investments.

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CCP12 Highlights Remaining Transparency Issues in OTC Derivatives

By Editors | 17/02/2020

A new CCP12 paper highlights a lack of transparency in the amount of collateral posted in bilateral markets, which is needed to more accurately assess liquidity requirements and latent risks.

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DTCC Calls For Coordinated Effort on DLT Security Framework

By Editors | 14/02/2020

DTCC is calling for a cross-sectoral, coordinated strategy around the development of a principles-based framework to identify and address DLT-specific security risks.

Capital / Liquidity

Better Supervision Associated with Lower Operational Risk: BIS Paper

By Manesh Samtani | 14/02/2020

Banks take an average 251 days to discover the occurrence of operational loss events, and 184 days to move from discovery and recognition, according to a new BIS paper.

Fintech / Regtech

AI Expected to Become Key Business Driver in Two Years – Survey

By Editors | 11/02/2020

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and World Economic Forum, with support from EY and Invesco, shed light on the evolving landscape of AI-enabled financial services.