CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Pakistan, Nepal Ink Supervision Agreement

By Samuel Riding | 10/02/2017

Central banks will cooperate on financial supervision, exchange information.

AML / KYC

Bureaucracy Hinders Australia Regtech Adoption

By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017

ASIC urged to work with government to help cut regulatory costs, relax requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

2017 to Test Asian Credit Fundamentals – Moody’s

By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017

Report suggests some APAC banking systems might face deteriorating asset quality, profitability.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Orders Banks Not to Cut Deposit Rates

By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017

Move aims to encourage savings, ease economic policy decisions as rate spreads widen.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Central Bank Governor Declines Reappointment

By Samuel Riding | 08/02/2017

Amando Tetangco has served for 12 years; 3 monetary board members to also step down.

Capital / Liquidity

Slowed Loan Growth Positive for Malaysian Banks – Moody’s

By Samuel Riding | 08/02/2017

Ratings firm says reductions in household and unsecured personal loans, credit cards improve banks’ asset quality.

Capital / Liquidity

Myanmar Investigates Private Bank Lending ‘Favouritism’

By Samuel Riding | 08/02/2017

Banks blame country’s lack of a credit information system for hindering SME lending.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan’s Turn from PRC Reduces Contagion Risks – Fitch

By Samuel Riding | 07/02/2017

But ratings agency notes pivot towards rest of APAC EM might pressure loan quality.

Capital / Liquidity

Japanese Banks Eye Benefits of Dodd-Frank Rollback

By Samuel Riding | 06/02/2017

Banks say new administration’s order could cut regulatory costs or tighten rules for foreign banks.