CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

SBV Directs Lenders to Earmark VND 500 Trillion for Key Projects

By Editors | 02/07/2025

The directive aims to accelerate key national infrastructure and transport projects amid ongoing challenges with site clearance and material supply.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan Regulators Deepen Climate Risk Scrutiny with New Scenario Tests

By Editors | 02/07/2025

Separate analyses for banks and insurers highlight growing transition and physical risks, urging firms to enhance risk management frameworks.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Proposes New Levies to Recoup Costs of Future Bank Failures

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/07/2025

MAS proposes post-crisis levies on banks to recover resolution costs, with larger contributions from those holding more uninsured deposits.

Capital / Liquidity

BIS Warns on Global Risks from Trade Tensions and Non-Bank Growth

By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2025

BIS says fraying trade ties and a more interconnected, non-bank-led financial system are creating new vulnerabilities.

Capital / Liquidity

EU FRTB Delay Raises Fresh Fears of APAC Disruption

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 01/07/2025

Australia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines may have to rethink their implementation roadmap.

Securities / Derivatives

RBA Seeks Feedback on Clearing House Resolution Plan

By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2025

The RBA has outlined its approach to using new powers to manage a failing clearing house, though emphasising that this would be a last resort.

Capital / Liquidity

EU FRTB Delay Raises Fresh Fears of APAC Disruption

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 01/07/2025

Australia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines may have to rethink their implementation roadmap.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Proposes to Expand Deposit Insurance Beyond Bank Deposits

By Editors | 30/06/2025

The PDIC is proposing legislative reforms to cover more financial products, following a recent doubling of the deposit insurance limit.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Overhauls Banking Law to Tackle Bad Debt, Support Lenders

By Editors | 30/06/2025

The new law grants the central bank special lending powers and revives banks’ ability to seize collateral from delinquent borrowers.