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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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