Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

India to Implement Early Warning System for Broker Defaults

By Garima Chitkara | 26/03/2018

SEBI consulting on draft measures on norms on early detection of potential default among stock brokers through an Intelligent and Specific Early Warning System.

Capital Adequacy

Decline of the House of Basel

By Peter Guy | 26/03/2018

The Basel regime has shown itself to be incomplete and not universally applicable. With the Trump administration seeking to allow a return to proprietary trading, profound implications for global banks’ risk management are only just beginning to surface.

Structural Regulation

Taiwan Drafts Rules for Internet Only Banks

By Editors | 25/03/2018

FSC may authorise Japan’s Line Corp and Rakuten to operate as full-service banks in Taiwan.

Market Risk

Basel Committee Revises Capital Rules Under FRTB

By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2018

Proposals include enhanced risk sensitivity and reduced risk weights for standardised approach; eased assessment process for internal models.

Clearing & Post-Trade

India Releases Risk Management Norms for Clearing Commodity Derivatives

By Garima Chitkara | 22/03/2018

Clearing corporations to maintain liquid assets after margins of INR5 million.

Cybersecurity

Systemically Damaging Cyber-attack Inevitable – DTCC

By Manesh Samtani | 21/03/2018

White paper calls for industry collaboration to develop common response and recovery standards and contingencies to mitigate impending attack.

Model Risk

APRA Approves ING Bank Internal Models for Credit, Market Risk

By Editors | 20/03/2018

ING Bank joins Australia’s ‘big five’ banks in using internal models to calculate regulatory capital requirements.

Emerging Prudential Risks

China’s Bold Regulatory Reorganisation

By Peter Guy | 19/03/2018

Super regulator’s major obstacle will be resisting the cycles of international financial history while meeting the challenges of a big, fast-growing economy.

Capital Adequacy

Malaysia Banks Can Withstand Severe Shocks – BNM

By Manesh Samtani | 16/03/2018

The central bank’s Financial Stability Committee says Malaysian banks have a “strong capacity” to withstand financial shocks comparable to past crises.