CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam to Amend Law to Improve Bad Debt Management

By Mark Johnston | 22/05/2025

The amendments aim to remove obstacles in handling bad debts and bolster the banking system’s resilience.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Orders Inspections at Banks Engaged in Gold Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/05/2025

SBV ordered to take measures to stabilise domestic gold market to prevent instability in exchange rates, interest rates, and the broader monetary and financial systems.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI to Relax AIF Investment Norms for Regulated Entities

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/05/2025

The draft norms propose a 10% cap on an RE’s investment in any AIF scheme, along with conditional provisioning requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand: Consumer Lending Law Reform Passes First Reading

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/05/2025

The government is seeking to simplify affordability assessments while keeping consumer safeguards in place.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Urges Banks to Boost Activity in Call Money Market

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2025

RBI urges banks to boost call money market to ensure monetary policy changes effectively influence borrowing costs.

Capital / Liquidity

FSS Korea Targets Savings Banks in Bad Debt Cleanup

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2025

FSS Korea has launched inspections into OK Savings Bank and its peers over delayed bad debt clearance.

Capital / Liquidity

South Korea Set to Double Deposit Insurance Limit

By Editors | 18/05/2025

Regulators will operate a task force to oversee industry preparations for the change and monitor capital flows and market impact.

Crypto / Digital Assets

NY Fed, BIS Explore Tokenisation for Central Bank Operations

By Manesh Samtani | 15/05/2025

Project Pine shows central banks can use tokenisation, smart contracts for nimble monetary policy in a digital future.

Capital / Liquidity

IADI Seek Feedback on Revised Deposit Insurance Standards

By Manesh Samtani | 15/05/2025

The revisions take into account the rise of digital innovation, the increasing role of deposit insurers in resolving failing banks, and lessons learned from the March 2023 banking turmoil.