Prudential Risk

Clearing & Post-Trade

UK and China Deepen Financial Cooperation on CCPs, Market Access

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

Regulators agree to develop a CCP supervision MoU and explore a ‘Wealth Connect’ scheme in a new bilateral working group.

Emerging Prudential Risks

RBI to Permit Bank Lending to REITs, Eases NBFC Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

The RBI also doubling collateral-free loan limits for small firms and exempting certain low-risk NBFCs from registration.

Capital Adequacy

HK Investors Join Legal Action Against Switzerland Over AT1 Losses

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

A group that lost USD 130 million in Credit Suisse AT1 bonds is joining a treaty-based arbitration claim against the Swiss government.

Emerging Prudential Risks

RBI Adopts Risk-based Pricing for Deposit Insurance

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/02/2026

RBI will replace the flat-rate deposit insurance premium with a risk-based framework from April 2026, linking banks’ contributions to their risk profiles.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Korea Launches Task Force to Overhaul NPS Currency Hedging and FX Rules

By Mark Johnston | 09/02/2026

A new government body will review the National Pension Service’s investment framework to mitigate its impact on domestic financial markets.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CCPs Push Back Against CPMI-IOSCO Business Risk Guidance

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

Two of the world's largest CCP associations warn that new guidance on business risk is unnecessary and conflicts with existing regulations.

Market Risk

SEBI Scraps Expiry-Day Margin Benefit for Single-Stock Derivatives

By Editors | 06/02/2026

The move aligns single-stock contracts with index derivatives and aims to curb systemic risk from sudden margin shortfalls on expiry days.

Clearing & Post-Trade

SEBI to Ease Stress-Test Norms for Commodity Derivatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/02/2026

SEBI has proposed lowering stress-testing thresholds for commodity derivatives and revising SGF coverage to focus on the default of the top three clearing members.

Resolution & Recovery

Singapore Makes Small Business Insolvency Scheme Permanent

By Editors | 06/02/2026

New framework simplifies eligibility with a SGD 2 million liability cap and streamlines out-of-court processes for restructuring and winding up.