Prudential Risk

Data Privacy

Regulatory Coordination Needed to Mitigate BigTech Risks: BIS

By Editors | 25/06/2019

An element of risk is BigTechs’ access to data from existing social media, search engines and ecommerce platforms, which raises competition and data privacy issues.

Credit Risk

HKMA Rules on Bank Exposure Limits to Take Effect From 1 July

By Editors | 25/06/2019

Under the rules, authorised institutions are subject to a statutory limit of 25% of capital on financial exposure to any one person or group of related persons.

Market Risk

Buy-Side to Provide Stability in Bond Market Stress: IOSCO

By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2019

Intermediaries and banks are less likely to provide liquidity during times of stress because of post-crisis changes in regulation and risk appetite.

Capital Adequacy

BCBS Issues Report on Pillar 2 Supervisory Review Practices

By Editors | 24/06/2019

The report describes the key concepts of Pillar 2 and the different practices in use across Basel Committee member jurisdictions.

Capital Adequacy

BCBS Agrees to Revise Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements

By Editors | 21/06/2019

Margin received from clients allowed to offset cleared derivatives exposure used to calculate leverage ratio. New disclosure requirements will address leverage ratio window dressing.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Culture is Being Approached from the ‘Wrong Angle’

By Manesh Samtani | 20/06/2019

The risk culture expert ASIC engaged to observe bank boardrooms says the approach of judging culture moralistically needs to shift to a more proactive approach that assesses risk.

Credit Risk

Complex Group Arrangements Compound Margin Financing Risks: SFC

By Manesh Samtani | 19/06/2019

Deputy chief Julia Leung says the SFC is concerned that brokers are using complex trading arrangements to circumvent regulatory oversight, among other supervisory priorities.

Liquidity Risk

CSRC, PBOC Ask Leading Brokers to Support Smaller Peers

By Editors | 19/06/2019

Nine leading brokerages and fund managers have reportedly been asked to provide liquidity support to smaller securities firms and funds to help ease cash shortfalls.

Market Risk

ISDA Calls for Consistency in Implementation of Margin Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 18/06/2019

In order to maximise efficiency, minimise risk and reduce market fragmentation, national regulators must strive for harmonised margin requirements across the globe, ISDA says.