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Operational Risk
APRA Seeks Additional Data from Superannuation Licensees
By Editors | 25/06/2020
Superannuation licensees will have to report monthly and quarterly data covering areas such as complaints, insurance claims, operational resilience, FX exposure, and liquidity.
Emerging Prudential Risks
HSBC’s Historical and Regulatory Dilemma Exposed
By Peter Guy | 25/06/2020
Financial markets are still reeling from the regulatory implications of HSBC’s support for China’s national security law in Hong Kong, says Peter Guy.
Credit Risk
Chinese Authorities Intervene to Prevent Bank Runs – Report
By Editors | 25/06/2020
Local authorities in Hebei and Shanxi reportedly had to intervene last week to halt cash withdrawals at two small lenders amid rumours of mounting bad loans.
Capital Adequacy
FSC Korea Identifies 10 D-SIBs for 2021
By Editors | 24/06/2020
Shinhan Financial Group subsidiary Jeju Bank has been removed pursuant to April’s temporary easing of regulations to exclude small-sized regional banks from the designation.
Capital Adequacy
BOT Directs Banks to Suspend Dividends, Share Buybacks
By Editors | 24/06/2020
Commercial banks are asked to draw up new capital management plans for the next 1-3 years, taking into account expected economic and business trends following the pandemic.
Liquidity Risk
ASEAN+3 Strengthens Regional Emergency Liquidity Programme
By Editors | 24/06/2020
The 2010 crisis liquidity programme has been revised to reinforce financial support, create additional flexibility, and introduce conditionality.
Credit Risk
BCBS Proposes Risk Weight Floor for NPL Securitisations
By Editors | 23/06/2020
The BCBS identified a gap in the regulatory framework for securitisations of non-performing loans, which it is seeking to address through a new technical amendment.
Structural Regulation
India to Restrict Foreign Ownership of Pension Funds
By Editors | 23/06/2020
Under draft rules, government approval will be required for investment in an Indian pension fund from land-border countries including China; a 49% cap is proposed for other foreign investors.
Credit Risk
BOT Announces ‘Phase 2’ Measures to Support Debtors
By Editors | 23/06/2020
Lenders are directed to sustain debtors through lower interest rates and fees, expanded credit limits, delayed property seizures, and other debt relief and restructuring measures.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Bank Indonesia Cuts Rates, Pledges More Bond-Buying
By Editors | 22/06/2020
Bank Indonesia abandoned the practice of quantitative easing in 1999 to ensure fiscal discipline in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis.
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