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Credit Risk
Private Sector Leverage Remains Key Risk for Asian Banks – Moody’s
By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017
Report suggests private sector debt has risen in 12 of 14 Asian countries; FSB addressing risks from housing market, rising household debt in Asia.
Structural Regulation
Asian Firms at Risk of Drowning Under Wave of Regulation from US, Europe
By David Farmery | 30/11/2017
The wave of financial regulation about to wash over Europe and North America could eventually overwhelm Asian institutions.
Credit Risk
South Korea to Write off $5.7bn in Personal Debt
By Editors | 30/11/2017
People’s Happiness Fund will purchase more than half the debt, remainder will be written off using private sector funds.
Emerging Prudential Risks
China Micro-lenders Ordered to Halt Business
By Editors | 27/11/2017
Murkiest of shadow banking sectors has extended short term credit of more than $150bn; extremely high rates, collection methods have led to ‘social problems’.
Operational Risk
Indonesia Regulator to Set-up Regtech Surveillance System
By Editors | 27/11/2017
New technology to include integrated surveillance including early-warning system, data analysis and online regulatory reporting for financial institutions.
Resolution & Recovery
Vietnam to Allow Banks to Go Bankrupt
By Editors | 27/11/2017
Bankruptcy will be a last resort; Vietnamese banking sector has bad debts of 8.6% of total credit, 17.2% NPL ratio; Moody’s outlook ‘positive’
Emerging Prudential Risks
China Cracks Down on Shadow-banking Through its own ‘Dodd-Frank’
By Garima Chitkara | 23/11/2017
Chinese regulators have released a new draft legislation to restrict financial institution activity.
AI Risk & Governance
The Final Frontier of Financial Regulation
By Peter Guy | 20/11/2017
FSB’s recent paper on artificial intelligence and machine learning reveal how far we are from managing its unknown effects on financial markets.
Structural Regulation
Europe Tightens Rules on Overseas Credit Rating Endorsements
By Editors | 20/11/2017
Regulator says about two thirds of credit ratings used for regulatory purposes in the EU cover non-EU issuers of financial instruments.
Liquidity Risk
Trapped Liquidity Optimisation – Solutions for Asia
By Matthieu Sachot | 09/11/2017
Regulators in the region are introducing ever-tighter rules on the movement of cash and assets. Firms need to find innovative solutions.
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