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Capital Adequacy
APRA Updates Guidelines on the Use of Restricted Banking Terms
By Editors | 17/08/2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released updated guidelines in relation to the use of restricted terms in banking services.
Trading & Investment
China’s Central Bank Intervenes to Stabilise Yuan
By Editors | 14/08/2015
The People’s Bank of China ordered state banks to buy yuan, at designated rates on behalf of the monetary authorities, to stem the currency’s slide.
Structural Regulation
RBI Seeks Greater Oversight Over Co-Operative Banks
By Editors | 14/08/2015
The Reserve Bank of India has asked the government to amend laws which will allow the regulator to grant commercial bank licences to urban co-operative banks.
Structural Regulation
Indonesia Court Shoots Down Challenge to Banking Regulator’s Authority
By Editors | 14/08/2015
Indonesia’s constitutional court has rejected a judicial review filed by a group challenging the legal basis for the establishment of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), saying that the regulator did not violate the 1945 Constitution.
Market Abuse
Brokers Ask SEBI to Introduce Algorithmic Trading Controls
By Editors | 13/08/2015
Brokers have asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India to put in place a ‘risk layer’ framework to manage the interaction between participants and exchanges, in order to prevent stock manipulation by algorithmic traders.
Structural Regulation
Taiwan Bank Approved for Consumer Finance JV in China
By Editors | 13/08/2015
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has granted approval for CTBC Bank to become the first Taiwanese bank set up a consumer financing joint venture in China.
Trading & Investment
Regulatory Initiatives Responsible for Declining Bond Market Liquidity
By Editors | 13/08/2015
The Global Financial Markets Association and the Institute for International Finance have released a new report from PwC on the state of global debt market liquidity, urging regulators to revisit parts of the post-financial crisis supervisory framework.
Liquidity Risk
Certificates of Deposit Push Banks to Shift to New Norm
By Editors | 12/08/2015
The PBOC issued the Interim Measures for the Administration of Certificates of Deposit in June this year, an examination into the impact of the recent notice.
Trading & Investment
Direct Access to India’s Mutual Fund Houses Lowers Fees for Investors
By Editors | 11/08/2015
Fund houses in India are focusing on directly selling their mutual fund schemes to investors, thereby lowering fees by cutting out distributors.
Capital Adequacy
Proprietary Trading: It’s Still Out There
By Peter Guy | 10/08/2015
The Volker rule was supposed to end proprietary trading, but it has only found a new home inside banks.
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