Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

Taiwan Providing Loan Support to Businesses Affected by US Tariffs

By Editors | 22/04/2025

Businesses can receive government relief loans, reduced lending rates and loan guarantees. Banks will ease collateral requirements and streamline the credit assessment process.

Liquidity Risk

Korea FSS Directs Woori Bank to Remediate Issues at Dubai Branch

By Editors | 22/04/2025

Woori is directed to strengthen liquidity risk management at its Dubai branch and enhance the effectiveness of its business continuity plan.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan FSC Again Extends Stock Market Stabilisation Measures

By Editors | 21/04/2025

The FSC said it was extending the three stabilisation measures implemented on 6 April for a second time, but this time without specifying the duration of the extension.

Credit Risk

China Issues New Regulatory Guidance for Bad Debt Managers

By Manesh Samtani | 20/04/2025

Financial asset management companies are encouraged to use “innovative” methods to mitigate risks and provide relief such as bridge financing to troubled enterprises that can be saved.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Geopolitical Risks Threaten Global Financial Stability – IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 20/04/2025

The IMF says there is much that financial institutions and regulators can do to protect financial stability, such as including geopolitical risk scenarios in stress tests.

Emerging Prudential Risks

China Updates Consolidated Supervision System for Insurance Groups

By Manesh Samtani | 18/04/2025

The guidelines require insurance groups to establish monitoring systems to prevent excessive risk concentration and leverage, covering all member companies.

Climate Risk

IAIS Updates Guidance on Integrating Climate Risk in Supervision

By Thisanka Siripala | 18/04/2025

The updated Application Paper provides guidance to global insurance regulators on integrating climate-related risks into supervisory practices.

Credit Risk

Regulatory Crackdown on Household Lending Backfires in Korea

By Thisanka Siripala | 18/04/2025

Banks implemented repeated lending rate hikes last year while keeping deposit rates largely unchanged, resulting in record profits.

Credit Risk

RBI Releases New Consolidated Guidelines for Gold Loans

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/04/2025

The maximum permissible LTV ratio is 75% of the gold’s value. Any breach of the LTV limit for over 30 days will attract a 1% provisioning requirement.