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Capital / Liquidity
CBIRC to Scrap Foreign Ownership Cap for Insurance AMCs
By Manesh Samtani | 14/12/2021
Foreign investors will be able to increase their stakes in insurance asset management companies to 100 percent and assume control.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Raises Forex Reserve Requirement for Banks
By Editors | 14/12/2021
The move will force Chinese banks to more foreign currency at the central bank, and help to contain the renminbi’s appreciation.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Loosens Rules on Bank Management of Overseas Units
By Manesh Samtani | 13/12/2021
The RBI will also introduce new rules for how banks classify and value their investment portfolios, and how payment systems charge their customers.
Capital / Liquidity
Taiwan FSC Directs Banks to Rein in Real Estate Credit Risk
By Darien Choong | 12/12/2021
Banks are instructed to review their concentration of real estate lending business and strengthen risk controls and post-loan management.
Press Release
Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2021 – Results Announcement
By Editors | 10/12/2021
Regulation Asia held its fourth annual Awards ceremony on 9 December 2021. Here we explain our methodology and announce the winners for the year.
Market Infrastructure
IMF Calls on FSB to Create Global Regulatory Framework for Crypto
By Manesh Samtani | 10/12/2021
The IMF proposes three elements that should be included in the framework, which is urgently needed to manage financial stability and market conduct risks.
Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Consults on Draft Deposit Takers Act Legislation
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/12/2021
The Depositor Compensation Scheme will protect up to NZD 100,000 per depositor, per licensed deposit taker, and is expected to be operational in late 2023.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Lowers Relending Rate for Agriculture, Small Business Loans
By Editors | 09/12/2021
The lower relending rate is expected to reduce funding costs for small and medium-sized banks and incentivise them to make agricultural and small business loans.
Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Says Stress Tests Show Banks Need More Capital
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/12/2021
The findings reinforce the need for banks to continue to build capital and replace Tier 2 instruments that will cease to be compliant under the new rules on bank capital.
Capital / Liquidity
FSB Presents Stock-take of Progress on Resolution Regimes
By Editors | 07/12/2021
The FSB says work is under way to build up external TLAC for the four Chinese G-SIBs, but that all other G-SIBs report that they already meet or exceed the final TLAC requirement.
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