Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

S. Korea Expands Mandatory Debt Adjustment to Telecom Providers

By Mark Johnston | 20/08/2025

A cabinet-approved enforcement decree mandates telecom participation in debt workouts and allows wider use of dormant deposit interest income.

Credit Risk

Korea to Embed Workplace Safety Risk into Credit and ESG Frameworks

By Manesh Samtani | 20/08/2025

Regulators will require banks to factor serious industrial accidents into lending decisions and mandate immediate public disclosure for listed firms.

Capital Adequacy

Global Finance Groups Call for Pause on Basel Crypto Capital Standard

By Manesh Samtani | 19/08/2025

Citing punitive and outdated rules, the coalition of industry bodies urges a recalibration to support responsible innovation and reflect the market maturity of DLT.

Anti-Money Laundering

Vietnam Proposes Overhaul of Overseas Investment Rules

By Mark Johnston | 19/08/2025

Shifting oversight to the central bank, the move aims to cut red tape for investors and enhance state management through foreign exchange and AML controls.

Credit Risk

China to Mobilise State Owned Enterprises to Buy Unsold Homes

By Manesh Samtani | 19/08/2025

Regulators plan to use centrally-owned firms and bad-debt managers to clear the housing supply glut, permitting them to tap a PBOC relending facility.

Capital Adequacy

RBI Considers Lowering Risk Weights for Auto Loans

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/08/2025

Auto loans face a 100 percent risk weight versus 35–50 percent for home loans. A cut could ease banks’ capital burden while making vehicle financing more affordable.

AI Risk & Governance

BIS Launches New Project to Help Supervisors Assess AI Models

By Manesh Samtani | 19/08/2025

The BIS, HKMA, and FCA are developing a prototype to help supervisors assess the transparency and fairness of AI used by banks.

Capital Adequacy

Philippines Suspends Mount Peak Securities Over Capital Violations

By Editors | 18/08/2025

The brokerage is the second to be suspended this year, with CMIC citing grave violations of securities laws and imposing strict trading prohibitions.

Structural Regulation

Bangladesh Bank Proposes Major Overhaul of Banking Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/08/2025

A draft amendment to the Bank Company Act seeks to cap family representation on boards, bar political figures and drastically ease foreign investment limits.