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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
China’s Vicious Cycle – Household Debt, Mis-selling and Systemic Risk
By Bradley Maclean | 01/02/2018
Increased regulation in an effort to rein in personal borrowing could foster an attitude of ‘bare minimum compliance’ among banks, leading to future systemic risk.
Capital Adequacy
Philippines Mulling Counter-cyclical Buffer for Banks
By Garima Chitkara | 01/02/2018
New prudential tool to help stem losses from excessive credit growth; framework to be issued for consultation in first half of the year.
Structural Regulation
China Regulators Lobby EU to Ease Banking Access Requirement
By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2018
PBOC, CBRC say cost of setting up a parent holding company might outweigh the intended improvement in supervision.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Singapore Fund Managers Highlight Political Risk: IMAS Survey
By Garima Chitkara | 27/01/2018
Majority of respondents expect to follow multi-asset strategy in response to political pressures; managers also concerned about fintech disruption and compliance costs.
Capital Adequacy
Vietnam Lowers Capital Adequacy Ratio as Local Banks Struggle
By Editors | 26/01/2018
State bank lowers CAR to 8 percent as analysts and bank executives start to worry about capital adequacy under Basel norms.
Operational Risk
SZSE Reports ‘No Major Risks’ in 2017
By Editors | 24/01/2018
Exchange says risk assessments found more than 100 issues of concern but no major threats; to use big data, text mining to improve risk management.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Single Branch of Chinese Bank Fined $72mn for Hiding Bad Loans
By Editors | 24/01/2018
Branch of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank admits fault for issuing more than more than $12bn to over 1,400 shell companies.
Credit Risk
IMF, World Bank Issue Reports on India Financial Supervision, Market Infrastructure
By Samuel Riding | 24/01/2018
Reports praise progress but suggest more can be done on governance at public sector banks, market infrastructure risk management, among other issues.
Trading & Investment
Banks Will Struggle if Prop Trading is Reintroduced
By Peter Guy | 22/01/2018
US banks lobbied hard for a rollback of the Volcker Rule and a return to proprietary trading to bolster profits. They will soon find that it’s now a different world.
Emerging Prudential Risks
China Targets “Complex and Serious” Systemic Risks in Financial Sector
By Garima Chitkara | 22/01/2018
CBRC announces greater focus on shadow banking and lending norms; CBRC chief warns of looming “black swan” event in financial industry.
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