Prudential Risk

    Cryptocurrency

    Crypto Firm Hodlnaut Applies for Judicial Management in Singapore

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The alternative of forced liquidation would be a “suboptimal solution” that would require Hodlnaut to sell users’ cryptocurrencies at “depressed asset prices”.

    Liquidity Risk

    China to Issue Guarantees on Bonds Issued by Developers

    By Editors | 17/08/2022

    State-owned China Bond Insurance will give unconditional and irrevocable joint liability guarantees for batches of bond sales in the interbank market.

    Cryptocurrency

    Fed Issues New Guidance to Banks Engaging in Crypto Activity

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/08/2022

    Banks seeking to engage in crypto-asset-related activities are directed to first notify their lead supervisory point of contact at the Federal Reserve.

    Credit Risk

    Korea to Launch Small Business Loan Refinancing Programme

    By Editors | 17/08/2022

    Banks and nonbank lenders will offer refinancing of business loans taken by self-employed and small merchants with interest rates of 7 percent or higher.

    Credit Risk

    Hong Kong FRC Probes Evergrande, PwC Over Loan Guarantees

    By Editors | 16/08/2022

    The FRC is concerned about deposits held by Evergrande’s property services unit that were pledged as security for third parties to obtain bank loans.

    Credit Risk

    Property Crisis Prompts Unexpected Rate Cuts from PBOC

    By Editors | 16/08/2022

    Property developers have lost about $55bn in share value and $35bn in their debt value since the beginning of the year.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    RBI Directs Lenders to Clean Up Debt Collection Practices

    By Editors | 15/08/2022

    Regulated entities must ensure they and their agents do not resort to intimidation or harassment of any kind against any person in their debt collection efforts.

    Credit Risk

    China Banking Association Offers Guidance on Accounting Standards

    By Editors | 15/08/2022

    The guidelines will help to standardise banks’ practices for valuing financial instruments and improve the comparability of reported financial indicators.

    Cryptocurrency

    Thailand to Improve Protections for Crypto Investors

    By Editors | 15/08/2022

    The regulatory changes are in part a response to a liquidity crisis at Zipmex, one of Thailand’s leading digital asset exchanges.

    Capital Adequacy

    China Allows Insurance Companies to Issue Perpetual Bonds

    By Editors | 15/08/2022

    From 9 September, insurers can issue perpetual bonds to boost their capital levels, the PBOC and CBIRC said in a new notice.

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