Capital / Liquidity

Securities / Derivatives

FSB Flags Risks as Non-bank Sector Swells to USD 257 Trillion

By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2025

FSB highlights severe data gaps in private credit and growing bank-NBFI links as the sector's growth outpaces banking.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Amends Banking Act to Limit Costs That Can be Passed to Borrowers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/12/2025

A new Banking Act amendment will bar banks from passing costs like deposit insurance premiums and guarantee fund contributions to borrowers.

ESG / Sustainability

China Launches Mechanism to Channel Funding into ‘Green Factories’

By Mark Johnston | 16/12/2025

The MIIT and PBOC have instructed financial institutions to establish dedicated work plans and incentives to support national-level green manufacturing projects.

Trending

Bank of Korea to Accept Loan Assets as Emergency Collateral

By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2025

New facility aims to bolster liquidity backstops amid rising digital banking risks, expanding collateral beyond marketable securities.

Capital / Liquidity

China Directs Lenders to Boost Consumer Credit in Push to Revive Spending

By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2025

A joint notice from MOFCOM and the NFRA aims to spur spending on cars and home goods through new credit products.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Amends Insurer Capital Rules for Offshore Units

By Editors | 15/12/2025

Regulators have updated capital adequacy requirements for insurers applying for international business unit licences to align with a new solvency framework launching in 2026.

Market Infrastructure

ASIC Mandates Major ASX Overhaul, Imposes Capital Charge

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/12/2025

ASIC imposes A$150m capital charge and forces board reforms after inquiry finds ASX prioritised profits over infrastructure stability.

Capital / Liquidity

Indian Banks Call on RBI to Raise Limits on M&A Finance

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/12/2025

Domestic lenders have asked the RBI to raise the limit on M&A financing to 20 percent of core capital, aiming to capitalise on a sharp rise in corporate deal-making.

Securities / Derivatives

South Korea Considers Share‑Based Inheritance Tax to Curb Volatility

By Mark Johnston | 15/12/2025

Government reviews a proposal to allow inheritance tax payments in blue-chip stocks, which could potentially seed the new sovereign wealth fund.