Prudential Risk

Clearing & Post-Trade

HKFE Clearing Corp Announces Changes to Intra-day VA Call Processes

By Manesh Samtani | 26/03/2025

Two new scheduled intra-day VA calls will be introduced daily for all open positions, and ad hoc intra-day VA calls will continue but with enhanced criteria.

KYC & CDD

RBNZ Publishes Research Spotlighting Barriers to Bank Account Access

By Thisanka Siripala | 26/03/2025

A survey found that a third of frontline staff report being unable to open a bank account for a customer often or very often.

Credit Risk

China Relaxes Limits on Consumer Loans to Stimulate Spending

By Mark Johnston | 26/03/2025

The ceiling on consumer loans was raised from CNY 300,000 to CNY 500,000. These loans can be extended for 7 years, compared to 5 years previously.

Credit Risk

FSC Korea to Produce Guidelines on Shipbuilder Financing

By Manesh Samtani | 26/03/2025

The FSC is trying to encourage banks to be less conservative when considering whether to issue refund guarantees to shipbuilders.

Credit Risk

RBI Tweaks Financial Statement Disclosure Guidelines

By Mark Johnston | 25/03/2025

RBI issued clarificationsaim to address queries from the IBA on certain aspects of disclosures in financial statements.

Liquidity Risk

PBOC Adopts New Auction Method for Lending to Banks

By Mark Johnston | 25/03/2025

Lenders will bid for one-year loans at varying interest rates, helping to move towards a more market-driven pricing mechanism.

Credit Risk

SFC Penalises Brokerage and MiC for Poor Margin Financing Controls

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/03/2025

The SFC fined Enlighten Securities HKD 5 million and suspended its manager-in-charge for seven months.

Credit Risk

Vietnam Central Bank to Phase Out Credit Growth Quotas

By Thisanka Siripala | 24/03/2025

The quota system, introduced in 2011, has been identified as a barrier to loan access despite surplus liquidity in the banking sector.

Credit Risk

Vietnam Raises Foreign Ownership Cap in Select Banks to 49%

By Thisanka Siripala | 24/03/2025

While not applying to state-owned commercial banks, Vietnam believes attracting foreign investment will boost financial capacity and improve governance.