Capital Regulation

Extensive consultation also proposes to expand risk mitigation requirements to ‘all licensed corporations’, rejects idea of regulatory threshold.

Banks using internal ratings for credit risk under Basel guidelines will be allowed to have commodities as physical collateral.

Consultation covers raising of minimum capital requirement to HKD10 million, introduction of derivatives use by public funds with enhanced safeguards.

SZSE and LSX to share information, personnel, technology, expertise; financial infrastructure connectivity to facilitate cross-border 'economic corridor'.

Government has made abrupt about turn to legitimize cryptocurrencies by bringing them under greater regulatory purview. 

DTCC report says cyber risk continues to be seen as greatest threat, but many firms now see geopolitical issues as one of the five biggest concerns.  

More than 110 internet firms subscribe to platform which reveals corporate governance and transaction volume of online loans.  

China’s central bank says reports will guide regulatory approach, but disagrees with bank capital and non-performing loan assessments.

The recent collapse of OBOR deals shows how inadequate financial regulation is starting to impact international transactions.

Exploring key issues including the status of local subsidiaries, trading venue uncertainty, transaction reporting and more as the deadline looms.