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Structural Regulation
PBOC Accepts Two More Applications for FHC Licences
By Editors | 10/02/2022
If approved, Wanxiang Holding will become China’s first privately owned firm to operate a financial holding company.
Clearing & Post-Trade
The EU Puts London in the Last Chance Saloon: or Does It?
By Tony Freeman | 10/02/2022
Tony Freeman explains why European banks are unlikely to move away from clearing trades through London absent a regulatory mandate.
Credit Risk
Taiwan Banks Agree to Continue Extending Consumer Loan Relief
By Darien Choong | 10/02/2022
Lenders have agreed to extend repayment periods for personal consumer financial products and to provide more favourable repayment plans.
Credit Risk
PBOC Eases Rules on Loans for Affordable Housing Construction
By Editors | 10/02/2022
Loans to fund public rental housing projects will no longer be subject to rules that require banks to reduce their loan exposures to the property sector.
Capital Adequacy
GHOS Reaffirms Commitment to Timely Basel III Implementation
By Manesh Samtani | 10/02/2022
The outstanding reforms will help to restore credibility in bank capital ratios, said Pablo Hernández de Cos, who has been reappointed as chair of the BCBS.
Structural Regulation
Philippine SEC Proposes Fee Cap Guidance for Lending Companies
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/02/2022
The proposed guidance seeks to operationalise a BSP circular which was implemented earlier this year to curb predatory lending practices.
Credit Risk
Korean Banks Resist Pressure to Increase Loan Loss Provisions
By Editors | 09/02/2022
Banks are concerned that higher provisions for loan losses will hamper their growth momentum and end up reducing shareholder dividends.
Structural Regulation
BOK Decision to Halt FSS Funding to Increase Costs for Industry
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/02/2022
Financial firms are estimated to face increased costs of some KRW 20 million, on average, to make up for the loss of BOK funding.
Credit Risk
NBC Requiring Lenders to Recognise & Provision Against NPLs
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/02/2022
As relief measures end this month, Cambodian lenders will have to set aside appropriate provisions for nonperforming loans.
Capital Adequacy
CBSL Says NBFI Consolidation is Strengthening the Sector
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 07/02/2022
Nine NBFIs have introduced fresh capital, while another 12 entities have received preliminary approvals for consolidation, the CBSL said.
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