Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

China Tightens Rules on Stock Pledges, Repos

By Editors | 17/01/2018

Shenzhen, Shanghai exchanges confirm stock pledges and repos must serve real economy, limit proportion of stock allowed to be pledged.

Capital Adequacy

HK Hikes Capital Buffer Due to High Credit-GDP, Property-Rent Gaps

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2018

Central bank chief expresses concern about growing gaps between credit and GDP, property prices and rents.

Capital Adequacy

EBA Publishes Final Disclosure Requirements for IFRS 9 Transitional Arrangements

By Editors | 14/01/2018

Uniform disclosure template ensures consistency and comparability of data disclosed by institutions during the transition to full IFRS 9 implementation.

Structural Regulation

Beware Regulatory Fragmentation in 2018 – Deloitte

By Samuel Riding | 11/01/2018

Trend towards more isolated policymaking will challenge the implementation of financial regulations on a worldwide basis.

Emerging Prudential Risks

China Releases Slew of Measures to Control Banking Risks

By Garima Chitkara | 11/01/2018

New rules on entrusted lending practices, banking ownership, large exposures management in banks.

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’.