Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Initiates Broad Reform Plan to Boost Banking Competition

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2025

Government accepts inquiry proposals on capital rules, market entry, and bank transparency to tackle sector concentration and high profits.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Amends OBU Rules to Allow Greater Trade Finance Flexibility

By Mark Johnston | 14/11/2025

New rules allow OBUs to finance enterprises via other banks' Authorised Dealers, subject to strict risk assessment requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

China Mandates Private Capital Access in Major Projects, Boosts SME Financing

By Mark Johnston | 14/11/2025

The State Council rules aim to lift financing for private firms and open sectors from nuclear power to commercial space.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Introduces Basel II-Style Capital Rules for Securities Firms

By Mark Johnston | 14/11/2025

New circular tightens risk governance, hitting firms with concentrated portfolios and non-rated bonds, while clarifying margin lending rules.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Clarifies Capital Rules for ADI Trail Commissions

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/11/2025

APRA has permitted conditional netting of trail commission assets, aiming to harmonise capital treatment for banks using different accounting methods.

Capital / Liquidity

Thailand Launches 'Social AMC' Scheme to Buy THB 120b in Small-Value NPLs

By Mark Johnston | 13/11/2025

Programme to use state AMCs to buy NPLs under THB 100,000, funded by soft loans and reduced FIDF contributions.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka to Restructure Two State-owned Housing Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/11/2025

The Cabinet has approved a restructuring plan that will see the HDFC Bank SMIB reorganised to strengthen oversight and support the country’s housing finance sector.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korea to Share Rental Fraud Data, Bring Crypto Firms Under Credit Law

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/11/2025

The FSC says the proposed rules will allow sharing of malicious landlord data without their consent and formally classify virtual asset firms as credit information providers.

Enforcement

Korea’s Lotte Insurance Sues Regulator Over Corrective Action

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/11/2025

The insurer is challenging a "management improvement recommendation", arguing the FSC's use of a "non-quantitative assessment" was unfair and creates market uncertainty.