Prudential Risk

    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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