Capital / Liquidity

Securities / Derivatives

Korea to Embed Workplace Safety Risk into Credit and ESG Frameworks

By Manesh Samtani | 20/08/2025

Regulators will require banks to factor serious industrial accidents into lending decisions and mandate immediate public disclosure for listed firms.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Proposes to Ease FEMA Rules on Cross-border Guarantees

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2025

The RBI has proposed new FEMA rules to bring most cross-border guarantees under the automatic route, while mandating detailed reporting of all guarantees issued and invoked.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Allows SRVA Holders to Invest Surplus Rupees in G-Secs

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2025

RBI’s move expands the use of SRVAs, giving foreign banks a new channel to deploy surplus trade settlement funds.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Global Finance Groups Call for Pause on Basel Crypto Capital Standard

By Manesh Samtani | 19/08/2025

Citing punitive and outdated rules, the coalition of industry bodies urges a recalibration to support responsible innovation and reflect the market maturity of DLT.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Proposes Overhaul of Overseas Investment Rules

By Mark Johnston | 19/08/2025

Shifting oversight to the central bank, the move aims to cut red tape for investors and enhance state management through foreign exchange and AML controls.

Capital / Liquidity

China to Mobilise State Owned Enterprises to Buy Unsold Homes

By Manesh Samtani | 19/08/2025

Regulators plan to use centrally-owned firms and bad-debt managers to clear the housing supply glut, permitting them to tap a PBOC relending facility.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Considers Lowering Risk Weights for Auto Loans

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/08/2025

Auto loans face a 100 percent risk weight versus 35–50 percent for home loans. A cut could ease banks’ capital burden while making vehicle financing more affordable.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Suspends Mount Peak Securities Over Capital Violations

By Editors | 18/08/2025

The brokerage is the second to be suspended this year, with CMIC citing grave violations of securities laws and imposing strict trading prohibitions.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Proposes Major Overhaul of Banking Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/08/2025

A draft amendment to the Bank Company Act seeks to cap family representation on boards, bar political figures and drastically ease foreign investment limits.