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Operational Risk
BNM Issues Policy Document Targeting Outsourcing Risk at FIs
By Editors | 31/12/2018
Malaysia’s central bank has raised expectations on the board and senior management to ensure effective oversight and governance of outsourcing arrangements.
Capital Adequacy
RBI ‘Expert Committee’ to Determine Best Use of Central Bank Reserves
By Editors | 30/12/2018
The committee is tasked with suggesting an adequate level of reserves for the central bank and proposing a policy for distributing dividends to the government.
Structural Regulation
UPDATED – China’s Asset Management Sector Set for Shake-Up
By Manesh Samtani | 28/12/2018
Up to 22 banks have announced plans to set up new wealth management subsidiaries which could end up taking market share from asset management firms.
Liquidity Risk
PBOC to Penalise Delayed Reserve Requirement Deposits
By Editors | 24/12/2018
The PBOC will boost oversight mechanisms, improve checks and impose penalties to prevent financial institutions’ reserves at the central bank from falling below statutory requirements.
Capital Adequacy
India Seeks Parliamentary Approval to Infuse More Capital into Banks
By Editors | 21/12/2018
The government plans to pump $11.8 billion into public sector banks to raise them out of the RBI’s PCA framework and increase the banking system’s lending capacity.
Market Risk
S. Korea to Adopt IRRBB Standards in Mid-2019
By Editors | 21/12/2018
The FSS plans to revise banking supervision bylaws during Q1 2019, with implementation of IRRBB at domestic banks expected in mid-2019.
Liquidity Risk
PBOC Unveils New ‘Targeted’ Liquidity Facility for Banks
By Editors | 20/12/2018
The new ‘targeted medium-term lending facility’ is available to banks that demonstrate support for the real economy by lending to small and private companies.
Credit Risk
APRA Removes Cap on Interest-Only Lending
By Editors | 19/12/2018
Caps on investor and interest-only lending have served their purpose of moderating higher risk lending and improving lending standards, according to APRA chairman Wayne Byres.
Capital Adequacy
APRA Asked to Reconsider Tough Stance on Capital Requirements
By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2018
Australian banks are reportedly lobbying for APRA to loosen its tough stance on the capital requirements it proposed last month, as funding costs rise more than expected.
Structural Regulation
APRA Grants Second ‘Restricted ADI’ Licence
By Editors | 19/12/2018
Xinja Bank, the latest recipient of the restricted ADI licence, has a prepaid card on the market and an ASIC-approved home loan product.
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