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Capital Adequacy
European Commission May Scrap Stricter Foreign Bank Rules
By Editors | 10/10/2022
Proposed requirements that would automatically require foreign banks to set up a subsidiary if they reach a certain size may […]
Credit Risk
Philippines Set to Adopt Standardised Forms for Loan Applications
By Editors | 10/10/2022
Lenders will be required to use standard loan application forms, which will make credit more accessible to small businesses.
Structural Regulation
FASB Extends LIBOR Accounting Relief for Two More Years
By Editors | 10/10/2022
The relief delays more onerous accounting treatment that borrowers with legacy LIBOR loans would face if the relief was not extended.
Trading & Investment
Korea May Start Naming Foreign Firms Engaged in Illegal Short-Selling
By Editors | 09/10/2022
Local securities firms are required to notify investors if they are fined for violating short selling-related rules, but this is not the case for foreign investors.
Liquidity Risk
IMF Calls on Policymakers to Address Fund Redemption Risks
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Policymakers should provide guidance on how open-ended funds should calibrate swing pricing and similar tools, and monitor their implementation.
Capital Adequacy
Industry Says BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment is Prohibitive for Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 08/10/2022
The cap on banks’ exposures to cryptoassets should be raised from 1% to 5% of tier 1 capital, and based on net rather than gross exposures. The infrastructure risk add-on should be scrapped.
Operational Risk
APRA Asks Super Trustees to Improve Outsourcing Arrangements
By Editors | 08/10/2022
APRA expects all trustees to evaluate and improve their processes for selecting, monitoring and overseeing outsourcing arrangements.
Credit Risk
Korea Launches New Debt Adjustment Programme
By Editors | 07/10/2022
The programme will cater to pandemic-hit micro-enterprises and self-employed business owners. A mortgage loan conversion programme has also been expanded.
Capital Adequacy
BCBS Calls for Greater Use of CCyB by National Authorities
By Editors | 06/10/2022
Authorities should adopt a positive CCyB rate in normal times. A report evaluating the impact and effectiveness of implemented Basel reforms has also been released.
Capital Adequacy
HKMA to Defer Implementation of Basel III Reforms
By Editors | 06/10/2022
Standards associated with credit risk, operational risk, the output floor, and the leverage ratio will implemented no earlier than 1 January 2024.
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