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CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY
Big Picture
India’s Financial Regulators Need Greater Independence: Report
By Nithya Subramanian | 08/04/2025
Report by the IMF and World Bank raises concerns over the MOF’s ability to overturn regulatory decisions, including those by RBI.
Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Invites Non-Bank Deposit Takers to Apply for ESAS Access
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/04/2025
Non-bank deposit takers can use ESAS for payments and settlements, accessing HQLA, and for earning interest at the OCR.
Capital / Liquidity
BOK Warns of Overconcentration of Bank Credit in Real Estate
By Nithya Subramanian | 08/04/2025
BOK called for tighter capital regulations and stronger incentives to redirect funding toward more productive industries.
Capital / Liquidity
China NFRA Relaxes Equity Investment Limits for Insurers
By Manesh Samtani | 08/04/2025
The NFRA is raising the upper limit of the equity asset allocation ratio of insurers and allowing them to increase investment in VC funds.
Securities / Derivatives
China State Investors Intervene to Stabilise Capital Market
By Manesh Samtani | 08/04/2025
Central Huijin Investment and other state-owned companies increased their stock holdings in a bid to help stabilise the market.
Capital / Liquidity
Vietnam PM Urges SBV to Consider Basel III Adoption
By Nithya Subramanian | 07/04/2025
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the SBV to evaluate proposals for implementing Basel III banking standards and to step up reforms that support credit growth.
Capital / Liquidity
FSC Taiwan Proposes Doubling Small Loans Exposure Cap
By Nithya Subramanian | 07/04/2025
The amendment will reduce compliance costs by making fewer loans subject to exposure limits and data collection requirements.
Capital / Liquidity
China Further Streamlines Policy for Multi-Currency Cash Pooling Pilot
By Manesh Samtani | 04/04/2025
A unified policy framework is proposed to streamline and enhance the management of cross-border cash pooling for multinational corporations.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Issues Master Direction on Bank Deposit Interest Rates
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/04/2025
The directive requires banks to set clear rules for deposit interest calculation, which must be uniform across all branches and for all customers.
Enforcement
APRA Again Increases Capital Add-on Imposed on ANZ
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/04/2025
ANZ has committed to addressing root causes that have contributed to risk governance shortcomings across the bank.
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