Prudential Risk

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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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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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