Capital / Liquidity

Securities / Derivatives

China to End VAT Exemption on Government and Financial Bond Interest

By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2025

The move, effective from 8 August for new issues, aims to increase fiscal revenues and is expected to significantly impact institutional investors including banks.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea Signals Overhaul of Personal Debt Management Practices

By Mark Johnston | 04/08/2025

The FSC has flagged potential curbs on debt sales and statute of limitations extensions, aiming to shift focus from collection to debtor rehabilitation.

Capital / Liquidity

Regulators Favour Indirect Public Backstops for Bank Resolution: BIS Paper

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/08/2025

A new BIS paper shows a move towards temporary public loans to resolution funds, which are then recouped from the financial industry to protect taxpayers.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia to Inject Funds into Four State Banks to Boost Rural Lending

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/08/2025

The government will place funds into four state-owned banks to boost lending to village cooperatives, as part of President Prabowo’s push to drive economic growth.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan Regulators Publish Second Climate Risk Analysis for Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/07/2025

FSA and BOJ analysis focused on short-term transition risks and identifed key gaps in data, modelling, and risk management integration.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korean Regulators Scrutinise Crypto Lending and Margin Trading Services

By Editors | 31/07/2025

Regulators have expressed concerns over high-risk lending products from Upbit and Bithumb, prompting a push for industry self-regulation.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Government Authorises Kiwibank to Raise More Capital

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/07/2025

State-owned Kiwibank has been approved to raise up to NZD 500 million to enhance its ability to compete with the big four banks.

Capital / Liquidity

APAC Regulators Urge Timely FRTB Implementation in Europe, US

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 31/07/2025

Regulators in Asia worry about the harm divergent implementation timetables cause to their banks.

Fintech / Regtech

BSP Mandates New Digital Reporting Mechanism for Liquidity, Deposits

By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2025

Financial institutions face staggered deadlines to adopt the new PRIME system for submitting key reports in XML format as the regulator overhauls its data collection.