Prudential Risk

    Liquidity Risk

    RegTech Asia 2020: Liquidity Risk During a Crisis

    By Editors | 29/09/2020

    How has Covid-19 impacted liquidity risk management at banks, and how they can better prepare for future market volatility and ongoing credit demands?

    Capital Adequacy

    BNM to Allow Banks to Add-back ECL to CET1 Capital

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2020

    Banks which elect to apply the transitional arrangements are allowed to add back a portion of Stage 1 and Stage 2 provisions for ECL to CET1 capital.

    DeFi & Web3

    Ant Group Launches New Digital Trade, Financing Platform

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/09/2020

    DBS, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Deutsche Bank and StanChart have partnered with Ant Group to help optimise cross-border processes on the new blockchain powered platform.

    Liquidity Risk

    SEBI Considers ‘Backstop Facility’ for Debt Mutual Funds

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 29/09/2020

    The backstop facility would have to be able to buy relatively illiquid investment-grade corporate bonds from mutual funds in times of stress.

    Payments & Settlements

    The New Cold War Is Financial

    By Tom Keatinge | 29/09/2020

    Banks and financial infrastructure are emerging as an expanding front in geopolitics, writes RUSI’s Tom Keatinge.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    IBOR Phase-out Plans on Track Despite Covid: Moody’s

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2020

    But challenges remain, including limited liquidity in ARR markets, uncertainties on term rates and credit spread adjustments, and operational issues.

    Credit Risk

    Malaysia Extends Margin Financing Flexibilities to Year-end

    By Editors | 29/09/2020

    The temporary margin financing relief measures due to expire on 30 September will be extended to 31 December 2020.

    Credit Risk

    MAS in Talks with Banks on Extending Relief for Borrowers

    By Editors | 29/09/2020

    MAS may extend relief measures announced in March which allowed principal and interest payments on loans to be postponed until year-end.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan FSC Issues New Rules on Domestic OBU Accounts

    By Editors | 28/09/2020

    About 90,000 of Taiwan’s 130,000 OBU accounts are owned by overseas firms that are actually Taiwanese companies.

    Credit Risk

    Australia Prepares to Abolish Responsible Lending Obligations

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/09/2020

    Lenders will no longer have to assess borrowers’ earnings and expenses to determine whether they can afford to repay their debt without hardship.

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