CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

    AML / KYC

    HK SFC Sees Criminal Charges Surge

    By Editors | 07/12/2017

    Securities regulator laid 42 charges in 6 months to end-September this year, up 180% from same period in 2016, but commenced far fewer investigations.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ESMA to Bring 3rd-country CRAs, Trade Repositories Under EU Supervision

    By Samuel Riding | 04/12/2017

    ESMA executive director Verena Ross says more than 200 non-EU trading venues have asked for exemptions from MiFID II post-trade transparency, position limits.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Australia to Kick off Long-awaited Royal Commission into Financial Sector

    By Editors | 04/12/2017

    Inquiry to look into alleged misconduct in financial sector welcomed by banks, securities regulator, but not superannuation scheme operators.

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS Warns of ‘Medium-term’ Cross-border Financial Stability Risks

    By Editors | 04/12/2017

    Annual report into stability of financial system says domestic and regional lending improving, no signs of credit market overheating.

    Big Picture

    Private Sector Leverage Remains Key Risk for Asian Banks – Moody’s

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017

    Report suggests private sector debt has risen in 12 of 14 Asian countries; FSB addressing risks from housing market, rising household debt in Asia.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BoJ Urges Asian Local Currency Debt Market Development

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017

    Haruhiko Kuroda says firms in Asia need to diversify their sources of funding to protect against market shocks as ASEAN initiatives increase.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Asian Firms at Risk of Drowning Under Wave of Regulation from US, Europe

    By David Farmery | 30/11/2017

    The wave of financial regulation about to wash over Europe and North America could eventually overwhelm Asian institutions.

    Capital / Liquidity

    South Korea to Write off $5.7bn in Personal Debt

    By Editors | 30/11/2017

    People’s Happiness Fund will purchase more than half the debt, remainder will be written off using private sector funds.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Indonesia Regulator to Set-up Regtech Surveillance System

    By Editors | 27/11/2017

    New technology to include integrated surveillance including early-warning system, data analysis and online regulatory reporting for financial institutions.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Vietnam to Allow Banks to Go Bankrupt

    By Editors | 27/11/2017

    Bankruptcy will be a last resort; Vietnamese banking sector has bad debts of 8.6% of total credit, 17.2% NPL ratio; Moody’s outlook ‘positive’

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