Prudential Risk

    Credit Risk

    Ant Group Separates Loan Services from Partner Lending

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/11/2021

    Consumers must give consent for their credit data to be shared with the PBOC to use Ant Group’s lending services.

    Operational Risk

    APRA Imposes Capital Surcharge on Heritage Bank

    By Editors | 29/11/2021

    Heritage Bank will also have to complete a remediation programme to address governance and risk management concerns.

    Capital Adequacy

    China Announces Raft of Regulatory Changes for Insurance Sector

    By Darien Choong | 29/11/2021

    Requirements on the perpetual bond issuance have been revised and credit rating requirements for bond investments have been eased.

    Climate Risk

    APRA Finalises Guidance on Climate Change Financial Risks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/11/2021

    The new climate change prudential practice guide covers governance, risk management, scenario analysis and disclosure.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    HKMA Offers Guidance on Regtech for Reporting, Stress Testing

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2021

    The latest regtech adoption guide highlights challenges banks face as a result of their use of legacy systems and siloed data structures.

    Operational Risk

    RBNZ Calls for Risk Governance Improvements at Westpac NZ

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/11/2021

    An independent report found issues were acknowledged by the board for several years but they were not given due attention or effective remediation.

    Structural Regulation

    ACCC Approves NAB Acquisition of Citi Consumer Business

    By Editors | 26/11/2021

    In its review, which focused on competition in the supply of credit cards, the ACCC found that the transaction “would not substantially lessen competition”.

    Cryptocurrency

    US Regulators Pledge to Provide Clarity on Crypto Next Year

    By Editors | 26/11/2021

    The Fed, OCC and FDIC plan to provide clarity on whether certain crypto-related activities conducted by banks are “legally permissible”.

    Trading & Investment

    ASIC Imposes Licence Conditions on ASX Over 2020 Outage

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/11/2021

    ASIC wants market participants to be able to re-route trades to alternative venues such as Chi-X in the event of a future market outage.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    CBIRC Orders Banks to Strengthen Risk Controls

    By Darien Choong | 25/11/2021

    Insufficient assessment of potential business risks and a lack of core management systems and control measures have surfaced, the CBIRC said.

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