Prudential Risk

    Credit Risk

    Taiwan Central Bank More Offers Financing Support to SMEs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/05/2021

    The central bank will provide TWD 100 billion for loans to SMEs. State-owned banks have set aside a further TWD 550 billion to support business lending.

    Liquidity Risk

    PBOC Eases Overseas Financing Limits for Foreign Banks

    By Editors | 31/05/2021

    The PBOC has reportedly relaxed cross-border leverage limits for local branches of foreign banks from 0.8 to 2.0.

    Liquidity Risk

    MAS Raises Focus on Fund Liquidity Risk Practices

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/05/2021

    MAS wants funds to increase the frequency of liquidity risk monitoring and to extend reporting of significant redemptions to non-retail funds.

    Trading & Investment

    CSRC Green-lights Launch of Crude Oil, Palm Oil Options

    By Editors | 30/05/2021

    Crude oil options will launch on 21 June. Palm oil options will launch on 18 June. Both products will be open to foreign investors.

    Credit Risk

    S. Korea: Internet Banks to Boost Low Credit Score Lending

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/05/2021

    Internet-only banks will expand lending to mid to low credit borrowers to at least 30 percent of total lending by end-2023.

    Credit Risk

    Ant Group Suspends ABS Products Amid Regulatory Pressure

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/05/2021

    The suspended asset-backed securities are backed by online loans sold on Ant Group’s online lending platforms, Huabei and Jiebei.

    Trading & Investment

    Westpac Becomes First Aussie Major to Issue SOFR Debt

    By Editors | 28/05/2021

    The bond issuance included a $300mn floating-rate bond tranche maturing in five years that was priced at a 52 basis point spread over SOFR.

    Structural Regulation

    Regulators Order Tencent to Establish Financial Holding Company

    By Editors | 27/05/2021

    Like Ant Group, Tencent will have to submit a reorganisation plan to regulators specifying which businesses the new financial holding company will absorb.

    Capital Adequacy

    IIF, ISDA Release Study on Financial Sector Support During Pandemic

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/05/2021

    The report recognises the actions of central banks, financial authorities and regulatory agencies amid the pandemic, saying they were critical in stabilising markets.

    Climate Risk

    IAIS Offers Supervisory Guidance on Climate Risk in Insurance Sector

    By Editors | 25/05/2021

    New paper sets out recommendations to promote a globally consistent approach to the supervision of climate-related risks in the insurance sector.

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