Prudential Risk

    Liquidity Risk

    APRA Frees Westpac from Add-on Liquidity Requirement

    By Editors | 01/09/2022

    The liquidity add-on was imposed in 2020 in response to breaches which APRA said demonstrated weaknesses in the bank’s risk management and oversight.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    HKMA to Launch API Link from CCRA to CDI in Q4

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/09/2022

    Banks are encouraged to access credit data in the CCRA database via the CDI, to help them automate credit approvals and enhance efficiency.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    Five Super Funds Fail APRA’s Second Performance Test

    By Editors | 01/09/2022

    Four of the five have now failed for a second time. Five other MySuper products that failed last year have now passed.

    Credit Risk

    SEBI Enhances Disclosure Rules for Credit Rating Agencies

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    The changes will enhance the transparency and usability of disclosures made by CRAs, SEBI said.

    Credit Risk

    Korea Prepares ‘New Start Fund’ to Ease SME Debt Burden

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    Individually owned enterprises or small merchants hit by Covid will be able to apply for debt adjustment starting in October.

    Operational Risk

    BIS Examines Adequacy of Operational Resilience Requirements

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    Bigtech groups that are interconnected within the financial industry should be subject to group-wide requirements on operational resilience.

    Credit Risk

    Korea Unveils Measures to Address Revolving Credit Concerns

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    Credit card revolving services charge high interest rates, lead to poor credit scores for consumers, and raise the risk of delinquency.

    Credit Risk

    BSP Approves Guidelines on Large Exposures Monitoring

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    The guidelines set out the criteria banks should use to assess economic interdependence between connected counterparties, among other requirements.

    Structural Regulation

    China to Reintroduce Approval System for Offshore Debt Issuance

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    The NDRC is reverting to its pre-2015 approval-based system for companies looking to issue offshore debt with a maturity longer than one year.

    Resolution & Recovery

    China: Two Liaoning Bank Enter into Bankruptcy Proceedings

    By Editors | 30/08/2022

    Liaoning authorities say that the two banks violated laws and regulations, disrupted local financial order, and brought about “serious risks”.

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