Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Overhauls Bank Capital Rules, Easing CET1 Requirements

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2025

The RBNZ is modernising its framework to lower funding costs, boost competition, and align more closely with Australian bank regulations.

Fintech / Regtech

Indonesia Launches Insurance Support for P2P Lending

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/12/2025

OJK says optional credit insurance will help mitigate risk, protect lenders and support sustainable growth in the online lending sector.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC Consults on Easing Securities Investment Rules for Banks

By Mark Johnston | 18/12/2025

Taiwan FSC seeks to align investment restrictions with lending rules for government-linked entities and expand eligible asset classes to include Islamic fixed-income instruments.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Scraps Shareholder Checks for Financial Groups Owning Savings Banks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2025

The regulatory change aims to reduce compliance burdens and increase the incentive for financial holding companies to acquire savings banks.

Capital / Liquidity

China Revises Financial Reporting Rules, Adds Overseas Asset Scrutiny

By Mark Johnston | 17/12/2025

The Ministry of Finance has updated its quarterly financial reporting framework, introducing new requirements for overseas assets and joint ventures.

Enforcement

Chinese Authorities Probe CNY 20 billion Default at Financial Asset Exchange

By Mark Johnston | 17/12/2025

The crisis has stranded nearly 10,000 investors, challenging the perception of "low-risk" wealth management products in the country.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Urges Banks to Link MSME Loans to External Benchmark

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/12/2025

The move is aimed at enhancing transparency, ensuring faster transmission of policy rates, and strengthening credit support for small businesses.

Securities / Derivatives

China Sets Strict New Boundaries for Bank Custody Business

By Mark Johnston | 17/12/2025

New measures prohibit banks from funding investment products and providing guarantees, elevating oversight from self-regulation to binding departmental rules.

Securities / Derivatives

FSB Flags Risks as Non-bank Sector Swells to USD 257 Trillion

By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2025

FSB highlights severe data gaps in private credit and growing bank-NBFI links as the sector's growth outpaces banking.