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Supervision & Enforcement
National Auditor Finds Lending Violations at Chinese Banks
By Editors | 28/06/2019
Lenders were found to be favouring borrowers with deposits at their banks, linking loans to the sale of other products, and illegally charging financing fees.
Capital Adequacy
BCBS Finalises Revisions to Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements
By Editors | 28/06/2019
The leverage ratio revision permits cash and non-cash forms of margin received from clients to offset the replacement cost and potential future exposure for client cleared derivatives.
Capital Adequacy
FSC Announces S. Korea’s D-SIBs for 2020
By Editors | 28/06/2019
The five bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks will be required to set aside additional common equity capital of 1% for 2020.
Clearing & Post-Trade
SGX Enables Portfolio Compression for Listed Derivatives
By Editors | 28/06/2019
SGX, in collaboration with a unit of BGC Partners, has become the first exchange in Asia to launch a portfolio compression service for listed derivatives.
Supervision & Enforcement
RBNZ to Intensify Supervision of Financial Institutions
By Editors | 27/06/2019
The RBNZ is reviewing its regulatory requirements and intensifying its supervision of financial institutions to boost the resilience of New Zealand’s financial system.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Chair Issues Letter to G20 Ahead of Osaka Summit
By Editors | 27/06/2019
The letter reports on the FSB’s work to monitor financial stability risks, reform implementation progress, and market fragmentation issues.
Emerging Prudential Risks
China Shadow Banking Assets Reach Two Year Low
By Editors | 26/06/2019
The crackdown on shadow banking activities will continue to moderate this year as China prioritises economic growth and smaller banks continue to face funding pressures, Moody’s said.
Liquidity Risk
PBOC Allows Large Brokers to Take on More Debt
By Manesh Samtani | 26/06/2019
Brokers will be allowed to issue more debt to maintain liquidity in the interbank market. But some say the liquidity crunch is a normal process to restore risk control and force out bad players.
Cybersecurity
APRA Releases Finalised Guidance on Information Security
By Editors | 26/06/2019
The updated guidance is intended to help regulated entities comply with APRA’s new cross-industry prudential standard on information security, which comes into force on 1 July.
Resolution & Recovery
UPDATED – New Zealand to Introduce Bank Deposit Protection Regime
By Editors | 26/06/2019
The government is proposing a limit between NZD 30,000 and 50,000 for the deposit protection regime, which covers about 90% of individual bank deposits.
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