Capital / Liquidity

Market Infrastructure

Australian Regulators Flag ‘Elevated’ Global Risks, Stress Crisis Readiness

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/03/2026

Australian regulators are on high alert over geopolitical tensions, focusing on crisis readiness, cyber resilience, and prudent lending.

Enforcement

Korea to Blacklist Borrowers Misusing Business Loans

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/03/2026

A new cross-sector registry will identify and ban offenders for up to five years to curb the use of business loans for property purchases.

ESG / Sustainability

APRA: Widening Insurance Protection Gap Creates Systemic Risk for Banks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/03/2026

Stress test maps out how a growing pool of uninsured homes directly elevates credit default and collateral risk within bank mortgage books.

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea to Double Microfinance Supply in Inclusive Finance Overhaul

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/03/2026

The regulator unveiled expanded microfinance initiative and new loan products aimed at improving credit access for youth and vulnerable borrowers.

Market Infrastructure

China Officials Detail Opening-Up Plans at Key Policy Forum

By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2026

At the China Development Forum, officials outlined plans for capital account liberalisation, an active fiscal policy, and a greater role for Hong Kong as a green finance hub.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Central Bank Eases Credit Controls for Property Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/03/2026

The central bank raised the loan-to-value ratio for second-home mortgages to 60 percent, citing the success of previous cooling measures.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Finalises Technical Changes to Operational and Market Risk Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2026

The changes reclassify rental income under the operational risk framework and clarify the use of floors for credit spread risk.

Capital / Liquidity

China Unifies Rules and Expands Capacity for Corporate Overseas Lending

By Mark Johnston | 24/03/2026

New regulations unify CNY and foreign currency rules and raise lending limits under a new macro-prudential framework.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Consults on New Capital Add-on for Interest Rate Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 23/03/2026

The new rules introduce a two-tiered supervisory approach, including a mandatory capital add-on for authorised institutions exceeding a 15 percent threshold.