Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

Malaysia Expands Financial Support Package to Benefit MSMEs

By Editors | 26/04/2026

The government has announced a new loan facility and expanded a financing guarantee scheme to help businesses manage global economic pressures and supply chain disruptions.

Emerging Prudential Risks

HKMA Paper Calls for Enhanced Measures to Bolster Corporate Resilience

By Manesh Samtani | 26/04/2026

New paper urges policymakers to enhance monitoring, improve communication, and strengthen funding markets to help firms withstand economic shocks.

Liquidity Risk

South Korea Forms Joint Support Body for Naphtha Imports

By Manesh Samtani | 26/04/2026

New framework involving regulators, banks and the state trade insurer will fast-track letters of credit for petrochemical firms facing supply risks.

Credit Risk

South Korea Passes Law to Toughen Debt Relief Screening

By Manesh Samtani | 26/04/2026

Government-backed debt restructuring programmes will now screen applicants’ financial and virtual asset holdings to prevent moral hazard and ensure fairness.

Capital Adequacy

Bangladesh Bank Appoints Administrator to Troubled ICB Islamic Bank

By Editors | 26/04/2026

The move follows the board's dissolution last year amid a severe liquidity crisis, a negative capital adequacy ratio, and mounting losses.

Capital Adequacy

Taiwan Amends Capital Adequacy Rules for Bills Finance Firms

By Mark Johnston | 25/04/2026

The amendments revise calculations for regulatory capital and risk-weighted assets, introducing stricter treatment for intra-group and certain financial instrument exposures.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Updates Guidance on Financial Reporting and Audit Relief

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/04/2026

ASIC has reissued its regulatory guide on relief from financial reporting and audit rules, consolidating previous guidance and reflecting recent legislative reforms.

AI Risk & Governance

FSC Korea to Bolster Support Network for Vulnerable Groups With AI

By Editors | 25/04/2026

The FSC plans to expand its finance-welfare-employment support programme with AI tools, proactive alerts, and new products for small businesses and the uninsured.

Emerging Prudential Risks

BIS Paper Calls for Bank-Like Prudential Rules for Crypto Intermediaries

By Manesh Samtani | 24/04/2026

New paper highlights systemic risks from crypto firms acting as financial intermediaries and recommends comprehensive prudential oversight and cross-border cooperation.