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Capital Adequacy
China to Recapitalise Small Banks Through Local Government Debt
By Editors | 21/07/2022
Regulators are working to accelerate the issuance of special local government bonds to help boost the capital of small and medium-sized banks.
Credit Risk
HKMA Extends Repayment Deferments for Trade Facilities
By Editors | 21/07/2022
Significant uncertainty lies ahead for import and export businesses, the HKMA said. The scheme will fully expire at the end of October.
Liquidity Risk
Myanmar Central Bank Orders Halt to Foreign Debt Payments
By Editors | 21/07/2022
An exemption from requirements to convert FX into the kyat has also been reversed for companies with foreign minority ownership.
Operational Risk
APRA Finalises New Standards on Super Fund Investment Governance
By Editors | 21/07/2022
The new standard will commence on 1 January 2023. APRA will consult on additional guidance later this year, also covering ESG risks.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Henan Fraud: Bank Regulators Seek to Reassure Markets
By Darien Choong | 21/07/2022
Some customers have had difficulty signing up for a repayment scheme and data has been removed from banks, delaying some payments.
Capital Adequacy
APRA Removes Remaining Capital Overlay Applied on Allianz
By Editors | 20/07/2022
APRA says it is satisfied that Allianz has fulfilled its commitments set out in a court enforceable undertaking undertaken in March 2021.
Payments & Settlements
RBNZ Launches New Standing Repo Facility
By Editors | 19/07/2022
The facility will allow eligible counterparties to lend NZD overnight and receive New Zealand government bonds as collateral.
Liquidity Risk
Korea, US Agree to Cooperate to Stabilise Currency Markets
By Editors | 19/07/2022
Korean and US officials have not explicitly agreed to reopen a currency swap line which expired at the end of last year.
Cloud & Infrastructure
HKMA Issues Regtech Guide on Third-Party Risk Management
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/07/2022
The practice guide is meant to help banks plan the implementation of regtech solutions to address the risks associated with third-party relationships.
Climate Risk
IMF Outlines Approaches to Climate Risk Analysis in FSAPs
By Manesh Samtani | 18/07/2022
Climate risk analysis in FSAPs typically entails the development of scenario-based stress tests for assessing bank solvency and liquidity, using bank level data.
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