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Emerging Prudential Risks
India’s Financial Regulators Need Greater Independence: Report
By Nithya Subramanian | 08/04/2025
Report by the IMF and World Bank raises concerns over the MOF’s ability to overturn regulatory decisions, including those by RBI.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Time to Get Serious About Culture Risk Governance & Supervision
By Stephen Scott | 08/04/2025
More than five years after the Hayne Royal Commission, Australians are grappling with twin crises at ANZ and ASX, writes Stephen Scott.

Payments & Settlements
RBNZ Invites Non-Bank Deposit Takers to Apply for ESAS Access
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/04/2025
Non-bank deposit takers can use ESAS for payments and settlements, accessing HQLA, and for earning interest at the OCR.

Credit Risk
BOK Warns of Overconcentration of Bank Credit in Real Estate
By Nithya Subramanian | 08/04/2025
BOK called for tighter capital regulations and stronger incentives to redirect funding toward more productive industries.

Trading & Investment
China NFRA Relaxes Equity Investment Limits for Insurers
By Manesh Samtani | 08/04/2025
The NFRA is raising the upper limit of the equity asset allocation ratio of insurers and allowing them to increase investment in VC funds.

Structural Regulation
China Further Tightens Export Controls in Response to US Tariffs
By Manesh Samtani | 07/04/2025
China announced new export controls on rare earth elements and added more US entities to its export control list and “unreliable entities” list.

Capital Adequacy
Vietnam PM Urges SBV to Consider Basel III Adoption
By Nithya Subramanian | 07/04/2025
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the SBV to evaluate proposals for implementing Basel III banking standards and to step up reforms that support credit growth.

Credit Risk
FSC Taiwan Proposes Doubling Small Loans Exposure Cap
By Nithya Subramanian | 07/04/2025
The amendment will reduce compliance costs by making fewer loans subject to exposure limits and data collection requirements.

Credit Risk
China Halting Approvals for US Investment by Chinese Firms
By Editors | 04/04/2025
China called on the US to “immediately cancel” its new tariffs, which S&P Global Ratings says could spill over to the banking sector.

Payments & Settlements
China Further Streamlines Policy for Multi-Currency Cash Pooling Pilot
By Manesh Samtani | 04/04/2025
A unified policy framework is proposed to streamline and enhance the management of cross-border cash pooling for multinational corporations.
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