Prudential Risk

    Credit Risk

    Singapore Proposes Changes to Large Exposure Rules

    By Garima Chitkara | 08/01/2018

    MAS to impose large exposures limit of 25 percent of tier 1 capital on any counterparty or single counterparty group; will include large exposures to banks.

    Operational Risk

    Japan Regulator to Overhaul Supervision and Restructure

    By Samuel Riding | 08/01/2018

    FSA’s move towards ‘dynamic supervision’ includes scrapping inspection manuals, restructuring governance, internal structure and HR policy.

    Structural Regulation

    China Details Banking Sector Liberalisation

    By Garima Chitkara | 03/01/2018

    CBRC will support foreign bank branches entry into government bond-related businesses, loosen RMB retail deposit-taking requirements for foreign bank branches.

    Structural Regulation

    India Overhauls Credit Rating Agency, Fund Sponsor Regulations

    By Editors | 02/01/2018

    Securities regulator increases net worth requirement for agencies, requires separate legal entities for ‘non-core business’.

    Credit Risk

    OJK Takes Over Credit Information Management from BI

    By Garima Chitkara | 02/01/2018

    Indonesian financial regulator will take over arranging, developing and managing credit information systems from central bank.

    Capital Adequacy

    ICBC designated as D-SIB by HKMA

    By Garima Chitkara | 02/01/2018

    The bank will be required to include HLA buffer in their regulatory capital calculation within 12 months of the designation.

    Credit Risk

    India Public Sector Banks Vulnerable: IMF

    By Editors | 26/12/2017

    Greater RBI oversight and restructuring needed in addition to recapitalisation; High NPAs and problematic corporate balance sheets also pose challenges.

    Capital Adequacy

    Philippines Issues New Guidelines on Bank Stress Tests

    By Editors | 26/12/2017

    Central bank gives financial institutions two years to meet new risk management expectations.

    Credit Risk

    India Financial System Stable Despite Worsening Asset Quality – RBI

    By Garima Chitkara | 26/12/2017

    Gross NPAs and asset quality likely to worsen until September 2018 even as capital flows into equity and debt markets remain elevated.

    Operational Risk

    Philippines Scraps Approval Rules on Private Sector FX Loans

    By Editors | 26/12/2017

    Loans not guaranteed by public sector entity now only need to be registered; Documentary requirements relaxed.

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