Prudential Risk

    Market Risk

    TAIFEX to Raise Margin Levels on All Futures Contracts

    By Editors | 23/01/2022

    Margin levels on equity index, commodity, FX and ETF contracts will be raised by 10 percent from 26 January.

    Structural Regulation

    Ant Group Faces Continued Regulatory Pressure

    By Darien Choong | 23/01/2022

    Regulators asked Ant Group to remove a new fund investment advisory service just a week after its official launch.

    Payments & Settlements

    Singapore, Indonesia to Deepen Cooperation on Payments, AML

    By Editors | 22/01/2022

    MAS and Bank Indonesia will deepen cooperation on payments innovation, monetary policy, macroprudential policy, financial stability, and AML/CFT.

    DeFi & Web3

    OECD Examines Policy Implications of DeFi in New Report

    By Mark Johnston | 22/01/2022

    An increased use of stablecoins constitutes “one of the greatest points of vulnerability of the DeFi market” and a potential channel of risk transmission to the traditional financial markets.

    Operational Risk

    Chinese Private Banks Violating New Online Lending Rules

    By Editors | 21/01/2022

    New rules which took effect from 1 January prohibit local and regional banks from extending online loans to borrowers outside of their operating territories.

    Liquidity Risk

    PBOC Cuts Benchmark Rates to Spur Lending, Economy

    By Editors | 21/01/2022

    The LPR was lowered for the first time since April 2020 after data showed a worsening outlook for the property sector and weaker consumer activity.

    Credit Risk

    China to Launch Nationwide Credit Risk Classification System

    By Darien Choong | 21/01/2022

    Every enterprise will be categorised according to their risk profiles. The grades will be used to signal risk and early warnings.

    Credit Risk

    New Zealand to Probe Lenders on Application of New Lending Rules

    By Mark Johnston | 20/01/2022

    The government has asked the Council of Financial Regulators to bring forward an investigation into whether lenders are implementing the new lending rules as intended.

    Cybersecurity

    FS-ISAC Initiative to Bolster Financial Sector Supply Chain Security

    By Editors | 20/01/2022

    The initiative fosters continuous collaboration and information sharing between financial institutions and critical network infrastructure and services providers.

    Operational Risk

    RBNZ Proposes to Reduce ‘Burden’ of Preparing Assurance Reports

    By Editors | 20/01/2022

    The RBNZ proposes changes to make assurance reports on bank disclosure statements easier to navigate, more readable, and easier to prepare.

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