Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Macau to Offer Stamp Duty Relief, Higher LTV Ratios to Stabilise Property Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

The government will exempt stamp duty on the first MOP 6 million and raise LTVs to 80 percent for first-time homebuyers.

Market Infrastructure

MAS Raises US Dollar Liquidity Concerns With Banks

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 28/11/2025

Regulatory pressure and stresses in the market are prompting Singapore banks to reassess their US dollar liquidity positions.

Capital / Liquidity

IAIS Consults on New Guidance for Recovery Planning and Resolution

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

The IAIS has launched a consultation on revised papers outlining best practices for insurer recovery planning and orderly resolution frameworks.

Market Infrastructure

IMF Reclassifies India’s FX Regime as ‘Crawl-Like’ from Stablised

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2025

The IMF urged India to restrict FX intervention to periods of market disorder, saying a more flexible rupee would better absorb external shocks and deepen currency markets.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Announces Decision to Impose New Limits on Mortgage Lending

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

APRA is activating debt-to-income limits as a new macroprudential tool to pre-emptively contain risks from high household indebtedness and rising property prices.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Highlights Risks of Reduced Liquidity, Basel III Hurdles for Tokenised Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 27/11/2025

ISDA executive highlights growing liquidity pressures and urges reform of 'punitive' Basel rules for tokenised assets to improve collateral mobility.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Government Supplies BDT 10b to Support Capital Market

By Mark Johnston | 26/11/2025

The government is providing low-cost funds to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh to enable it to invest more in the stock market.

Capital / Liquidity

BIS Paper Propose Simplifying Bank Capital Stack to Boost Effectiveness

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/11/2025

A nNew BIS paper suggests a single CET1 minimum, a new universal bail-in debt layer, and more usable buffers to cut complexity.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Tightens Rules on Bank, FHCs on Investments in Financial Institutions

By Manesh Samtani | 26/11/2025

FSC revises investment rules, requiring controlling stakes, stricter capital planning and disclosure for banks and financial holding companies.