Prudential Risk

Market Abuse

Interactive Brokers HK Fined for Trading System Failures

By Editors | 15/02/2018

The firm’s electronic trading system repeatedly submitted orders without regard for market liquidity and without effective price and volume controls.

Capital Adequacy

Australia Proposes Bank Capital Framework Revisions

By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2018

APRA does not expect new rules to extend banks’ capital requirements beyond ‘unquestionably strong’ level set out last July.

Credit Risk

PBOC Asks Banks to Rein in Pre-CNY Lending

By Editors | 14/02/2018

New loans for January totaled CNY2.9 trillion, exceeding estimates and the previous record.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Too Early to Assess Fintech Risks – DTCC

By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2018

Firm suggests fintech adoption has clear benefits, but the systemic risks from increased adoption have yet to fully emerge.

Liquidity Risk

Philippines to Implement Minimum Liquidity Ratio for Small Banks

By Garima Chitkara | 12/02/2018

Smaller banks subject to LCR of 100 percent if they are subsidiaries of larger banks and minimum liquidity ratio of 20 percent if standalone.

Resolution & Recovery

Slow Progress on Resolution Regimes – BIS

By Samuel Riding | 10/02/2018

Agustín Carstens notes recent resolutions have not involved bail in; some G-SIB home authorities do not have cooperation agreements with foreign regulators.

Cryptocurrency

Australia Won’t Follow US, UK Credit Card Bans for Crypto

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2018

ANZ, Westpac, NAB have no restrictions on buying cryptocurrency with credit cards, the banks confirmed.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ANZ, Westpac Banks Refund Credit Card Customers

By Editors | 08/02/2018

ANZ to refund AUD10.2mn for improper fee disclosures; Westpac completes AUD11.3mn remediation following review of credit card limit increases.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Regulatory Obligations Aggravate Collateral Scarcity: Report

By Manesh Samtani | 08/02/2018

Recent market trends increasingly favouring secured transactions, coupled with financial crises and regulatory requirements have made collateral scarcer than ever, new report suggests.