CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines to Implement New Credit Card Law

By Garima Chitkara | 07/05/2018

New law aims to increase competition by allowing non-bank entities to enter credit card business; includes greater safeguards for borrowers related to calculation of charges, unfair collection practices, and the use of customer data.

Capital / Liquidity

CBA Ordered to Boost Capital Until Governance Improves

By Editors | 02/05/2018

Prudential inquiry reveals widespread complacency, inadequate risk management, unclear executive level accountabilities, among other failings at the bank.

Securities / Derivatives

PBOC Announces Stricter Asset Management Rules

By Editors | 02/05/2018

New rules include leverage limits, a ban on implicit guarantees, risk reserve provisioning amounting to 10% of management fees; transition period for full compliance to last until end-2020.

Big Picture

Moody’s Places HK Banks on Review for Upgrade

By Editors | 01/05/2018

Hong Kong legislation enables authorities to achieve orderly resolution in the event of a bank failure and provides clarity on the effect on depositors and other creditors.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA to Remove Lending Growth Cap for Some Banks

By Garima Chitkara | 30/04/2018

APRA is proposing to do away with a 2014 measure that set an annual 10% cap for home lending growth for banks that can demonstrate better lending practices and low lending rates.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan to Debut Internet Only Banks by End-2019

By JP Reimann | 30/04/2018

Internet only banks must be at least 50 percent owned by a traditional lender, and subject to the same capital requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

Bank of Thailand Expands Debt Clinic Scheme for Troubled Borrowers

By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2018

‘Debt Clinic’ programme to pooling unsecured bad loans under Sukhumvit Asset Management will expand to an additional 50,000 borrowers.

Capital / Liquidity

Policy Tools Sufficient to Reduce Financial Sector Leverage – PBOC

By Garima Chitkara | 26/04/2018

PBOC governor said Chinese economic fundamentals were strong and that the central bank had enough tools to bring down financial leverage and mitigate systemic risks.

Capital / Liquidity

Asia to Miss Key 2018, 2019 Basel III Deadlines – BIS report

By Garima Chitkara | 26/04/2018

Most Asian jurisdictions are behind on implementing counterparty credit risk measures, capital for CCP exposures as well as TLAC, IRRBB and LEX requirements.