Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

China Bank Deleveraging Makes Progress: Moody’s

By Samuel Riding | 12/03/2018

Report suggests asset growth has slowed, although city, rural and joint-stock banks could struggle to manage asset quality and capitalisation.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam Announces Risk Hedging Rules for Warrant Issuers

By Editors | 09/03/2018

Hi Chi Minh Stock Exchange to launch covered warrants in late March; issuers required to hold adequate underlying securities and submit daily reports to the exchange.

Capital Adequacy

US Fed Eyes Eased Regulation for Foreign Banks

By Samuel Riding | 09/03/2018

Vice chairman says to allow more foreign banks to set up more than one holding company, which each regulated separately according to different risk profiles.

Capital Adequacy

China, US Bank Profits Boost CET1 Capital

By Samuel Riding | 09/03/2018

BIS report on Basel III implementation includes data from 39 Group 1 banks in Asia Pacific; 1H2017 saw largest ever profits of $262 billion.

Resolution & Recovery

Sri Lanka to Bail Out Finance Company Depositors

By Editors | 09/03/2018

The central bank has cancelled troubled finance company CIFL’s licence and doubled the maximum deposit insurance payout for each depositor.

Credit Risk

Credit Reporting Regime Must Be Fair: ABA

By Editors | 09/03/2018

Banking association says new regime needs a way to flag special circumstances in credit histories to prevent discrimination against customers.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Report Reveals Scale of Shadow Banking Risks

By Manesh Samtani | 08/03/2018

Global shadow banking activities rose 7.6 percent to $45.2tn in 2016, representing 13 percent of total financial system assets; China contributed $7tn to the measure.

Cybersecurity

APRA Takes Aim at Cyber Attacks with New Proposed Standard

By Garima Chitkara | 08/03/2018

New measures would require firms to have clearly defined information-security related roles, capabilities and controls to boost their ability to repel cyber criminals and respond to breaches effectively.

Credit Risk

Loan Provisions for Chinese Banks Eased

By Editors | 07/03/2018

Loan loss provisions to be lowered to between 120 and 150 percent of bad loans total; provisions against total loan book also reduced.