Capital / Liquidity

    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.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Korea Amends Banking Act to Limit Costs That Can be Passed to Borrowers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/12/2025

    A new Banking Act amendment will bar banks from passing costs like deposit insurance premiums and guarantee fund contributions to borrowers.

    ESG / Sustainability

    China Launches Mechanism to Channel Funding into ‘Green Factories’

    By Mark Johnston | 16/12/2025

    The MIIT and PBOC have instructed financial institutions to establish dedicated work plans and incentives to support national-level green manufacturing projects.

    Trending

    Bank of Korea to Accept Loan Assets as Emergency Collateral

    By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2025

    New facility aims to bolster liquidity backstops amid rising digital banking risks, expanding collateral beyond marketable securities.

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