Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Bank of Japan Investigating Use of Supervisory Technology

By Editors | 23/10/2017

Central bank suggests financial market supervisors use of technology is one of the highest priorities in global regulation.

Capital / Liquidity

ASEAN Integration Framework on Course for Completion by 2020

By Editors | 19/10/2017

Banking integration framework will allow cross-border operation by lenders from 10 Southeast Asian nations, BSP official confirms.

Capital / Liquidity

HK Legco to Consider Recovery Planning, Large Exposures Bill

By Editors | 19/10/2017

Banking Ordinance already includes resolution, but not recovery, requirements; HKMA to retain ‘general power’ on exposure limits.

AML / KYC

China Banking Regulator Doubles Down, Again, on Systemic Risk

By Editors | 11/10/2017

CBRC says failure of regulators to identify risks amounts to ‘dereliction of duty’; urges lenders to sort out non-performing loans.

Capital / Liquidity

Official Media Confirms China Bitcoin Ban Only Temporary

By Editors | 09/10/2017

Xinhua says authorities will introduce a licensing programme and stricter AML rules for cryptocurrency exchanges; ICOs also to become regulated.

Capital / Liquidity

India Insolvency Information Utility Granted 5-year License

By Editors | 02/10/2017

Bank-owned NESL wins license to operate utility which shares information on financial contracts as part of efforts to clean up bad loans.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia Extends NSFR Implementation Deadline to 2019

By Editors | 02/10/2017

Central bank cites uncertainty and divergence from original 1 January 2018 deadline elsewhere, suggests NSFR of Malaysian banks already at 100%.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong Belatedly Joins Singapore in Pushing Back IRRBB

By Editors | 28/09/2017

Implementation delayed by a year as firms say they might not have met original deadline due to having to make substantial changes to reporting systems.

Capital / Liquidity

State Media Details China’s Plans to Open up Capital Markets

By Editors | 28/09/2017

Global Times says domestic officials are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of opening up and reform of capital markets.