Capital / Liquidity

    Capital / Liquidity

    BIS Report Offers Guidance on Managing FX and Capital Flow Volatility

    By Editors | 03/11/2022

    Financial authorities should advance their FX market monitoring approaches, further develop onshore hedging markets, and introduce temporary capital flow management measures.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    First Project Guardian Pilot Completed Using DeFi Protocols

    By Editors | 03/11/2022

    DBS, JP Morgan and SBI Digital Asset completed the pilot. Two other pilots are being launched by StanChart, HSBC, UOB and Marketnode.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Financial Groups Pledge Capital to Stabilise Korean Markets

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/11/2022

    KRW 95 trillion will ultimately be channeled by 5 financial groups into corporate bonds, other debt securities, state firms, and small merchants and businesses.

    Capital / Liquidity

    NZ Banks ‘Well Placed’ to Withstand Stagflation Scenario: RBNZ

    By Editors | 01/11/2022

    The stress tests show that river and surface water flooding may be a greater climate-related hazard for residential mortgages than coastal flooding.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Credit Suisse Unveils Plans to Finance Restructuring Programme

    By Editors | 31/10/2022

    FINMA will monitor Credit Suisse to ensure it meets all of its regulatory requirements during the implementation of its restructuring programme.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BOK Offers More Measures to Stabilise Korean Markets

    By Editors | 28/10/2022

    BOK eased its collateral policies and opened a new repo facility. The FSC adjusted the loan-to-deposit ratio. KSFC and KDB are providing liquidity to securities firms.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Taiwan FSC Proposes Rule Changes for Futures Brokers

    By Editors | 28/10/2022

    Some futures firms will be able to allocate more of their special surplus reserves towards dividend payments.

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS Proposes New Rules for Crypto Firms, Stablecoin Issuers

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/10/2022

    Retail investors won’t be allowed leverage and will have to undergo a knowledge test. Stablecoin issuers will have strict rules on reserve assets and a S$1bn capital requirement.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China Regulator Queries Banks About Yuan Declines

    By Editors | 26/10/2022

    SAFE is surveying banks about sharp yuan declines amid concerns that some market participants may be “maliciously shorting” the currency.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China Eases Overseas Borrowing Limit for Corporates, FIs

    By Editors | 26/10/2022

    The move is intended to increase capital inflows to China and increase dollar liquidity in the country, to help stabilise the yuan.

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