CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong Amends Banking Rules on Recovery Planning, Large Exposure Limits

By Garima Chitkara | 06/02/2018

New rules will bring Hong Kong bank regulatory regime in line with international standards.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Issues Final Fund Liquidity Risk Management Principles

By Samuel Riding | 05/02/2018

Group of regulators says document represents ‘last step’ in its move to address systemic risk from open-ended funds.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Govt to Draw From ‘Dormant’ Bank Accounts

By Editors | 01/02/2018

Funds from accounts with no activity for 10 years to be used to fund public projects from Q2 2019.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Mulling Counter-cyclical Buffer for Banks

By Garima Chitkara | 01/02/2018

New prudential tool to help stem losses from excessive credit growth; framework to be issued for consultation in first half of the year.

Capital / Liquidity

China Regulators Lobby EU to Ease Banking Access Requirement

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2018

PBOC, CBRC say cost of setting up a parent holding company might outweigh the intended improvement in supervision.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Lowers Capital Adequacy Ratio as Local Banks Struggle

By Editors | 26/01/2018

State bank lowers CAR to 8 percent as analysts and bank executives start to worry about capital adequacy under Basel norms.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Regulator Eyes Digital-Only Bank Regime

By Editors | 24/01/2018

Head of Financial Supervisory Commission says to produce feasibility study this year; visit South Korea and Japan to investigate internet-only banking concept.

Capital / Liquidity

Single Branch of Chinese Bank Fined $72mn for Hiding Bad Loans

By Editors | 24/01/2018

Branch of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank admits fault for issuing more than more than $12bn to over 1,400 shell companies.

Capital / Liquidity

IMF, World Bank Issue Reports on India Financial Supervision, Market Infrastructure

By Samuel Riding | 24/01/2018

Reports praise progress but suggest more can be done on governance at public sector banks, market infrastructure risk management, among other issues.