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Prudential Risk
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Thai SEC Suspends KGI Securities and Execs Over IPO Due Diligence Lapses
By Mark Johnston | 25/05/2025
The SEC order suspends KGI’s approval to act as a financial advisor and suspends two individuals from acting as operations controllers for one year.
Liquidity Risk
BOE Updates Rules for International Banks Operating in the UK
By Editors | 24/05/2025
PRA clarifies expectations for international branches, seeking to balance openness with financial stability concerns.
Credit Risk
FSC Korea Launches Regulatory Review of Savings Bank Regulations
By Nithya Subramanian | 24/05/2025
The review will consider introducing differentiated regulations based on bank size and easing restrictions on lending.
Market Risk
Japan FSA to Review Regional Banks for Deposit Outflow Risks
By Thisanka Siripala | 24/05/2025
The regulator will assess whether internal risk models are overly optimistic as 16 banks breach capital risk thresholds.
Credit Risk
South Korea to Implement Stricter Mortgage Lending Rule in July
By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2025
The FSC will tighten lending curbs as planned to cool household debt, but there are concerns over the impact on first-time buyers and regional economies.
Reporting & Disclosures
ASIC Tightens Audit and Sustainability Scrutiny for FY2025–26
By Thisanka Siripala | 23/05/2025
ASIC shifts to randomised audit file selection while enforcing first-time mandatory climate disclosure compliance.
Capital Adequacy
MAS Proposes to Revise Margin Limits for Capital Markets Firms
By Nithya Subramanian | 23/05/2025
The MAS has proposed raising the cap on margin exposures that CMSL holders can extend to their clients.
Structural Regulation
US State Officials Call on SEC to Probe Listed Chinese Firms
By Thisanka Siripala | 23/05/2025
The state officials expressed concern over “opaque” reporting, security risks, and auditing as grounds for SEC action.
Capital Adequacy
BCBS Remains Focused on Basel III, Third-Party Risk
By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2025
Basel Committee remains focused on timely Basel III implementation and will finalise third-party risk principles by year-end.
Cloud & Infrastructure
HKMA Links Commercial Data Interchange to Land Registry
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/05/2025
The linkage allows banks to search land and ownership information for property valuation, mortgage and loan assessments.
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