Capital / Liquidity

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Study Links CDI Use to Better SME Loan Terms

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/01/2026

Banks actively using the CDI offered lower rates and required less collateral for SMEs, researchers find.

Securities / Derivatives

Liquidity Risk in the Spotlight as SFC Private Credit Consultation Ends

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 22/01/2026

The SFC allows individual funds to decide how to best manage liquidity, but this may have to change for retail investment in private credit.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Urges Regulators to Bolster Bank Resolution Frameworks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/01/2026

A new FSB report highlights uneven progress on resolution in APAC and sets out global priorities for bail-in execution and funding.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Proposes Tax Incentives to Encourage Repatriation of Overseas Investments

By Mark Johnston | 22/01/2026

South Korea’s MOEF targets June launch for National Growth Fund and introduces temporary tax breaks for repatriating overseas equity assets.

Securities / Derivatives

Bank Use of Derivatives Makes Capital Rules Less Effective: BIS Paper

By Manesh Samtani | 21/01/2026

New study shows banks use credit default swaps to navigate capital buffer requirements, raising questions about the effectiveness of certain macroprudential tools.

Capital / Liquidity

Indian Banks to Seek RBI Nod for Longer Bulk Deposits

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/01/2026

Indian lenders plan to approach the RBI for permission to raise longer-tenor bulk deposits to manage funding costs and ease liquidity pressures.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Proposes Accounting Rule Change to Address Insurer FX Losses

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/01/2026

The draft amendment aims to address currency mismatches in life insurance subsidiaries by allowing a departure from standard accounting rules.

Capital / Liquidity

China Rolls Out CNY 500b Guarantee Scheme and Expanded Loan Subsidies

By Mark Johnston | 21/01/2026

The package of measures also imposes stringent new operational and compliance mandates on financial institutions designed to manage risk and prevent arbitrage.

Capital / Liquidity

BOT Eases Foreign Income Repatriation Rules to Curb Baht’s Rally

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/01/2026

The relaxations allow residents greater flexibility to retain and use overseas earnings in foreign currency and support business cash-flow management.