Prudential Risk

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Grants QCCP Status to MCX Clearing Corporation

    By Editors | 01/08/2019

    SEBI has granted qualifying central counterparty status to Multi Commodity Exchange Clearing Corporation.

    Liquidity Risk

    RBI Eases Rules on Overseas Borrowing for NBFCs

    By Editors | 01/08/2019

    NBFCs can use overseas borrowings to fund working capital, repay rupee loans, and on-lend to domestic customers. Banks can also sell distressed loans to eligible overseas lenders.

    Credit Risk

    China to Support Banks that Swap Corporate Debt for Equity

    By Editors | 01/08/2019

    The new measures encourage banks to set up subsidiaries to invest in debt-for-equity swaps, helping them to offload distressed debt and ease rising NPL pressures.

    Liquidity Risk

    Malaysia to Implement NSFR from July 2020

    By Editors | 01/08/2019

    From 1 July 2020, banks will be required to maintain a minimum NSFR of 100% at all times and to submit NSFR reports to BNM on a quarterly basis.

    Resolution & Recovery

    US Regulators Approve 82 Foreign Banks’ Resolution Plans

    By Editors | 31/07/2019

    The Fed and FDIC have accepted the resolution plans of 82 foreign banks, and granted an extra year extension before the next resolution plans need to be submitted.

    Operational Risk

    Taiwan Issues First Three Digital Bank Licences

    By Editors | 31/07/2019

    The three digital only bank licences went to conglomerates led by Japan’s LINE Group; Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom; and Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc.

    Structural Regulation

    ISDA Unveils Preliminary Results of 2nd IBOR Fallbacks Consultation

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2019

    For USD LIBOR, HIBOR and CDOR fallbacks, respondents prefer ‘compounded setting in arrears’ for the adjusted RFR and the ‘historical mean/median approach’ for spread adjustments.

    Capital Adequacy

    ANZ Adjusts Risk Weights on New Zealand Loan Portfolios

    By Editors | 30/07/2019

    The changes follow the RBNZ’s revocation of ANZ’s right to model its operational risk capital requirements in May.

    Resolution & Recovery

    ICBC, Cinda, Great Wall to Restructure Troubled Bank of Jinzhou

    By Editors | 29/07/2019

    An ICBC unit will invest up to 3 billion yuan for a more than 10% stake in Bank of Jinzhou, whose auditor quit in May citing loan inconsistencies.

    Market Risk

    BSP Approves New Risk Management Guidelines for Banks

    By Editors | 29/07/2019

    The guidelines seek to ensure that risks from banks’ investment activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored and controlled.

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