Prudential Risk

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    CBA Increases Remediation Provisions Ahead of Full-Year Results

    By Editors | 05/08/2020

    Customer remediation provisions have been increased by A$300mn, bringing CBA’s total remediation bill to A$834. The full-year results are due on 12 August.

    Credit Risk

    HKMA Defers Trade Facility Repayments by a Further 90 Days

    By Editors | 05/08/2020

    Banks have agreed to allow corporate customers who still face cash-flow pressures to further extend their trade facilities for a further 90 days, on top of the 90 days granted from May.

    Structural Regulation

    Regulatory Fragmentation in Markets Undermines Economic Recovery

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/08/2020

    Fragmentation introduces distortions and inefficiencies, undermining financing when it is needed to facilitate the recovery from Covid-19, ASIFMA says in a new report.

    Operational Risk

    UOB Launches Training Programme to Address Transformation in Finance

    By Editors | 05/08/2020

    The UOB Finance Academy will allow participants to deepen their knowledge in areas such as risk management, regulation, liquidity management and data analytics.

    Operational Risk

    Shadows of Crises Past: Margin Calls Strain Financial Markets

    By Purtini Joshi | 04/08/2020

    March and April volatility exposed operational inefficiencies for trading counterparties that have yet to automate their collateral management processes, says DTCC’s Purtini Joshi.

    Capital Adequacy

    Taiwan FSC to Allow Banks to Develop New Financial Products

    By Editors | 04/08/2020

    Banks seeking to develop new wealth management products for high-asset customers can apply to the FSC before 15 September.

    Liquidity Risk

    FSC Korea to Rein in Structured Products Issuance

    By Editors | 03/08/2020

    The FSC will impose new rules for securities firms on stress testing, liquidity management, leverage and mandatory FX hedging, among its measures to protect investors from risky products.

    Structural Regulation

    IMF Publishes New Transparency Code for Central Banks

    By Editors | 03/08/2020

    The voluntary code allows central banks to measure transparency, which the IMF says is necessary to facilitate accountability and enhance public trust and support.

    Credit Risk

    Credit Stress Tests Critical to Safeguarding CCPs

    By Editors | 03/08/2020

    Stress testing is a crucial tool within a CCP’s toolbox for ensuring the stability, safety, and resilience of the financial market, says a new paper from CCP12.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Culture Audits: Removing the Blindfold

    By Stephen Scott | 03/08/2020

    To avoid individual liability, leaders along all Three Lines of Defence must identify indicators of non-financial risk that permit “upstream” interventions, say Stephen Scott and Mark Cooke.

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