Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

South Korea to Implement Stricter Mortgage Lending Rule in July

By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2025

The FSC will tighten lending curbs as planned to cool household debt, but there are concerns over the impact on first-time buyers and regional economies.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Proposes to Revise Margin Limits for Capital Markets Firms

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/05/2025

The MAS has proposed raising the cap on margin exposures that CMSL holders can extend to their clients.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Remains Focused on Basel III, Third-Party Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2025

Basel Committee remains focused on timely Basel III implementation and will finalise third-party risk principles by year-end.

Capital / Liquidity

BIS Paper Calls for More Integrated Bank Liquidity Framework

By Manesh Samtani | 22/05/2025

FSI Brief advocates for a three-tiered approach to bank liquidity, incorporating central bank lending facilities and asset pre-positioning.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Issues Depositor Compensation Scheme Transitional Standard

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/05/2025

The new standard sets out the mechanism deposit takers should use to gather alternate bank details that could be used for DCS payments.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam to Amend Law to Improve Bad Debt Management

By Mark Johnston | 22/05/2025

The amendments aim to remove obstacles in handling bad debts and bolster the banking system’s resilience.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Orders Inspections at Banks Engaged in Gold Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/05/2025

SBV ordered to take measures to stabilise domestic gold market to prevent instability in exchange rates, interest rates, and the broader monetary and financial systems.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI to Relax AIF Investment Norms for Regulated Entities

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/05/2025

The draft norms propose a 10% cap on an RE’s investment in any AIF scheme, along with conditional provisioning requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand: Consumer Lending Law Reform Passes First Reading

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/05/2025

The government is seeking to simplify affordability assessments while keeping consumer safeguards in place.