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Capital Adequacy
FSC Korea Directs Banks to Strengthen Capital, Risk Management
By Editors | 11/05/2022
Banks are asked to strengthen loss absorption capacity, FX liquidity management, credit risk monitoring and bad debt provisioning.
Trading & Investment
ASIC to Issue Derivatives Reporting Consultation Soon
By Manesh Samtani | 11/05/2022
ASIC’s Alex Orgaz-Barnier says APAC regulators are targeting a common implementation date and alignment to the greatest extent possible.
Credit Risk
Out-of-Court SME Restructuring Protects Financial Stability: FSB
By Manesh Samtani | 10/05/2022
Jurisdictions should assess their out-of-court corporate debt workout frameworks and reduce barriers to access for SMEs experiencing corporate stress.
Liquidity Risk
PBOC, CBIRC Probe Rural Banks Over Service Disruptions
By Editors | 08/05/2022
Customers of multiple rural banks complained that banking service disruptions have prevented them from withdrawing their money.
Credit Risk
Human Rights Abuses Prompt Review of Cambodian Microloans
By Editors | 07/05/2022
Ombudsman agrees to review complaint from Cambodian NGOs alleging IFC funding contributed to human rights abuses in microfinance lending.
Liquidity Risk
RBI Surprises Market with Interest Rate Hike
By Editors | 06/05/2022
The RBI also increased the cash reserve ratio, the percentage of cash that banks need to keep in reserve against their total deposits.
Emerging Prudential Risks
PBOC, CBIRC Pledge to Support Growth of Real Estate, Tech Sectors
By Darien Choong | 06/05/2022
The pledge signals an easing of the year-long crackdown in the tech sector, and a move away from restrictive lending to the property sector.
Cryptocurrency
Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender
By Editors | 06/05/2022
The adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender is expected to make transactions in CAR easier, but the move is seen as part of a power struggle between Russia and France.
Emerging Prudential Risks
DTCC Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Interconnectedness Risks
By Editors | 05/05/2022
Interconnectedness, while providing benefits, poses certain risks that need to be recognised and analysed to guard against system-wide vulnerabilities, DTCC says.
Market Risk
US Fed Announces Biggest Rate Increase Since 2000
By Editors | 05/05/2022
The Federal Reserve has also outlined plans to shrink its USD 9 trillion balance sheet in phases, starting in June.
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