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Capital / Liquidity
APRA Proposes Major Changes to Bank Licensing Framework
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/07/2025
APRA is aiming to cut lengthy assessment times and may scrap its pathway for restricted new market entrants.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Tightens Bank, NBFC Rules on Investments in Alternative Funds
By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2025
The RBI has set a 10% individual and 20% collective limit for regulated entities investing in any single AIF scheme.

Crypto / Digital Assets
Hong Kong Sets Out Details for New Stablecoin Licensing Regime
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/07/2025
The HKMA has finalised its new rules for stablecoin issuers, which will take effect from 1 August 2025, with the first licences expected in early 2026.

Market Infrastructure
Australian Regulators Update Crisis Management Coordination Framework
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/07/2025
Regulators updated key coordination agreements, clarifying roles and formalising processes for macroprudential policy, regulatory planning, and crisis response.

Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Issues Guidelines to Boost Rural Financial Services
By Mark Johnston | 30/07/2025
China’s central bank issues comprehensive guidelines for rural financial services, instructing FIs on credit support, infrastructure and governance.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Proposes to Update Regulatory Framework for Co-operative Banks
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/07/2025
The draft guidelines propose replacing legacy frameworks with harmonised eligibility criteria and tiered categorisation.

Capital / Liquidity
Taiwan FSC Proposes New Capital Rule for Offshore Insurers
By Editors | 29/07/2025
The amendment will align the minimum capital requirement for Offshore Insurance Units with a new solvency framework set to launch in 2026.

Capital / Liquidity
China to Expand Cross-border Cash Pooling Framework for Multinationals
By Editors | 29/07/2025
Regulators have released draft rules to roll out a unified, lower-threshold framework for managing renminbi and foreign currency funds to facilitate corporate treasury operations.

Capital / Liquidity
Korea to Redirect Capital Flow from Property to 'Productive' Sectors
By Manesh Samtani | 29/07/2025
Regulators will tighten capital rules for property loans while reviewing regulations to steer funds into strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.

Enforcement
FSS Korea Initiates Disciplinary Action Over Fraudulent IBK Loans
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/07/2025
The FSS has sent a formal inspection opinion to Industrial Bank of Korea, marking the start of enforcement action in a major loan fraud case involving internal staff collusion and falsified documents.
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