Prudential Risk

Emerging Prudential Risks

China Advances Banking Law Overhaul to Strengthen Supervision

By Editors | 22/09/2025

A draft amendment approved in principle by the State Council aims to fill regulatory gaps and crack down on illegal financial activities.

Credit Risk

China Issues New Rules for IP Asset Valuation to Curb Financing Risks

By Manesh Samtani | 22/09/2025

China has detailed new requirements for financial institutions and valuers to standardise IP-backed lending and increase supervision.

Structural Regulation

Indonesia Mulls Central Bank Overhaul, Stoking Independence Fears

By Mark Johnston | 21/09/2025

Proposed law would expand Bank Indonesia’s growth mandate and grant parliament powers to dismiss board members.s, rattling financial markets.

Supervision & Enforcement

China Lifts Exit Ban on Wells Fargo Banker After US Talks

By Editors | 21/09/2025

Chenyue Mao, a Chinese-born US citizen, was placed under an exit ban earlier this year during a business trip to China.

Climate Risk

Net Zero Policy Uncertainty Presents Signfiicant Costs to Australia, Treasury Warns

By Editors | 20/09/2025

A disorderly climate transition would trigger a capital risk premium, shrink the economy, and lead to significant asset write-downs, new modelling shows.

Sustainable Finance

MAS to Pilot Capital Relief for Insurers' Green Investments

By Manesh Samtani | 19/09/2025

MAS will introduce a time-bound project offering differentiated capital treatment to facilitate insurers' investment in green infrastructure projects.

Capital Adequacy

Taiwan Adopts Four-Tier Framework for Insurers' Capital Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/09/2025

The FSC will replace risk-based capital system with a new “insurance capital standard” from 2026, aligning with global norms and changing adequacy thresholds.

Cybersecurity

Taiwan FSC Urges Firms to Buy Cybersecurity Insurance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/09/2025

The FSC has highlighted a steady rise in cyber insurance uptake, with the semiconductor industry leading as the top buyer.

Reporting & Disclosures

Korea to Integrate Industrial Accident Risk into Financial Regulation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/09/2025

The new measures will require financial firms to factor companies' safety records into lending, insurance, and investment decisions, introducing penalties and incentives.