CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    Korea’s Financial Sector Steps Up Oversight of Business Loans

    By Nithya Subramanian | 30/07/2025

    Korean regulators and financial institutions have agreed to strict monitoring of small business loans and warned of further action if housing markets overheat again.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh Bank Unveils Rules to Tackle Wilful Defaulters

    By Nithya Subramanian | 30/07/2025

    A new directive requires non-bank financial institutions to publicly name wilful defaulters and bar them from future loans or board roles.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Proposes Major Changes to Bank Licensing Framework

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/07/2025

    APRA is aiming to cut lengthy assessment times and may scrap its pathway for restricted new market entrants.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Tightens Bank, NBFC Rules on Investments in Alternative Funds

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2025

    The RBI has set a 10% individual and 20% collective limit for regulated entities investing in any single AIF scheme.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Hong Kong Sets Out Details for New Stablecoin Licensing Regime

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/07/2025

    The HKMA has finalised its new rules for stablecoin issuers, which will take effect from 1 August 2025, with the first licences expected in early 2026.

    Market Infrastructure

    Australian Regulators Update Crisis Management Coordination Framework

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/07/2025

    Regulators updated key coordination agreements, clarifying roles and formalising processes for macroprudential policy, regulatory planning, and crisis response.

    Capital / Liquidity

    PBOC Issues Guidelines to Boost Rural Financial Services

    By Mark Johnston | 30/07/2025

    China’s central bank issues comprehensive guidelines for rural financial services, instructing FIs on credit support, infrastructure and governance.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Taiwan FSC Proposes New Capital Rule for Offshore Insurers

    By Editors | 29/07/2025

    The amendment will align the minimum capital requirement for Offshore Insurance Units with a new solvency framework set to launch in 2026.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China to Expand Cross-border Cash Pooling Framework for Multinationals

    By Editors | 29/07/2025

    Regulators have released draft rules to roll out a unified, lower-threshold framework for managing renminbi and foreign currency funds to facilitate corporate treasury operations.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Korea to Redirect Capital Flow from Property to 'Productive' Sectors

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/07/2025

    Regulators will tighten capital rules for property loans while reviewing regulations to steer funds into strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.

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