Prudential Risk

    Capital Adequacy

    US Banks Pass Severe Recession Scenario of Fed Stress Test

    By Editors | 28/06/2022

    JPMorgan, BofA and Citi said their CET1 capital ratios relative to risk-weighted assets would rise by about one full percentage point starting October.

    Credit Risk

    RBI to Require Banks to Use ECL Approach in Provisioning

    By Editors | 28/06/2022

    Banks were initially due to use the ECL approach to estimate and provision for credit losses from 1 April 2018, but the RBI had deferred implementation.

    Liquidity Risk

    BIS Launches Yuan Liquidity Facility for Central Banks

    By Editors | 28/06/2022

    Central banks from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Chile are creating a reserve pool to guard against market stresses.

    Trading & Investment

    US Lawmakers Conclude Review Into Meme Stock Market Event

    By Editors | 28/06/2022

    A House committee says the SEC should introduce a liquidity rule for clearing brokers and FINRA should establish liquidity planning requirements.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korea FSS to Punish Illegal Business Lending by Savings Banks

    By Editors | 27/06/2022

    Restrictions on household loans appear to have caused an increase in loans to businesses from savings banks to fund housing purchases.

    Cybersecurity

    NZ FMA Issues Guidance on Financial Sector Cyber Resilience

    By Editors | 24/06/2022

    The financial services sector recorded more cyber incidents than all other industries in New Zealand in the quarter ending March.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    China AMAC Issues Reputational Risk Management Guidelines

    By Editors | 23/06/2022

    In new guidelines, AMAC has specified obligations for fund houses to consider how changes in senior management and core staff could impact reputational risk.

    Climate Risk

    HKMA Asks Banks to Apply Basel Climate Risk Guidance

    By Editors | 22/06/2022

    The HKMA will assess the need to align its supervisory framework with BCBS Principles for managing and supervising climate-related financial risks.

    Capital Adequacy

    Vietnam to Drive Bank Mergers to Enhance Competitiveness

    By Mark Johnston | 21/06/2022

    The government has approved a project that will require banks have a capital adequacy ratio of at least 10-11 percent by 2023 and 11-12 percent by 2025.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    CBIRC Fined 13 Banks in First Two Weeks of June

    By Editors | 21/06/2022

    The CBIRC is seen to be enforcing strict penalties in order to strengthen market discipline and improve internal control and governance at banks.

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