Prudential Risk

    Capital Adequacy

    APRA Finalises AT1 Phase-Out Plan, Toughens Bank Capital Rules

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/12/2025

    APRA confirms removal of hybrid securities from the capital framework, increasing capital minimums for major banks and altering leverage ratio rules from 2027.

    Structural Regulation

    Korea Forms New Advisory Committee to Attract Foreign Capital

    By Mark Johnston | 04/12/2025

    Deputy PM Koo Yoon-chul said the government aims to create an environment that supports greater inflows of foreign investment funds.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Australia Regulators to Unveil Reform Roadmap Focused on Geopolitical, AI Risks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/12/2025

    The Council of Financial Regulators has outlined its priorities for 2026 and plans to release a roadmap this month with over 50 commitments to reduce regulatory burden.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    NBFI Growth Creates Uncertainty in Monetary Policy Transmission: BIS

    By Mark Johnston | 04/12/2025

    Rapid growth of investment funds and bond markets requires central banks to adopt gradual yet flexible policy approaches to manage transmission risks.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    IAIS Warns of Risks Facing Global Insurance Industry

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2025

    Report highlights insurer resilience but calls for enhanced supervision of growing private credit investments and AI adoption.

    Capital Adequacy

    RBI Retains SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank as D-SIBs on 2025 List

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/12/2025

    SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have kept their positions on the 2025 D-SIB list, remaining in the same bucketing structure as the 2024 list.

    Liquidity Risk

    China Vanke Plan to Delay Debt Repayment Shakes Markets

    By Editors | 03/12/2025

    Vanke's plan to delay a CNY 2 billion bond payment with no upfront cash has intensified concerns over the limits of government support.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea Advances 'Productive Finance' Initiative, Securing Pledges from FIs

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2025

    Regulators are driving a pivot from property-based lending to funding for strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.

    Market Risk

    New IASB Model to Improve Accounting for Interest Rate Risk Management

    By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 03/12/2025

    Flexibility provided by the new ‘Risk Mitigation Accounting’ model may help financial institutions better navigate market uncertainty.

    Credit Risk

    India Launches New Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs

    By Nithya Subramanian | 03/12/2025

    The new framework introduces a fully digital, data-driven framework to improve the speed and accuracy of loan appraisals.

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