Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

South Korea Launches KRW 150 Trillion 'National Growth Fund'

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/09/2025

The government will de-risk private investment and ease regulations to steer financial institutions towards funding high-tech industries and away from interest-spread profits.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Delays Implementation of Stricter Liquidity Reporting Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2025

HKMA has pushed back the deadline for its revised MA(BS)23 return to June 2026 but will collect similar data from selected banks in the interim.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh to Create Nation's Largest Bank Through Five-Lender Merger

By Mark Johnston | 11/09/2025

Government to create the nation’s largest bank through a forced merger to stabilise troubled lenders, prompting resistance from stakeholders.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Vietnam Launches 5-Year Pilot to Regulate Crypto Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/09/2025

The new framework sets high capital requirements for service providers and restricts the issuance and trading of new crypto assets to foreign investors.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Proposes Major Overhaul of Bank Liquidity Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/09/2025

The RBNZ is consulting on new open market operations and a committed liquidity facility with a proposed cap of 35-40 percent.

Trending

HKMA Consults on Crypto-Asset Reporting Rules for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2025

The regulator has released draft guidance on capital, liquidity, and large exposure reporting to implement the Basel Committee's global crypto standard.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Issues Five Preliminary Private Credit Bureau Licences

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/09/2025

The move is expected to transform lending practices, lower default rates, and expand access to credit for millions of people.

Fintech / Regtech

Global Regulators Urged to Adapt 'Black Box' AI Rules for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 09/09/2025

A BIS paper says regulators may need to accept performance-explainability trade-offs for complex AI, with strict new safeguards.

Capital / Liquidity

China NFRA Overhauls Capital Margin Rules for Insurers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/09/2025

The NFRA has removed bank type restrictions for holding deposits while raising prudential standards and introducing new deposit forms.