Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

RBI Drafts Rules to Restrict Short Term Borrowings

By Manesh Samtani | 15/06/2018

New rules will require a minimum 40% fixed term loan component of working capital financing facilities by 1 October and 60% by 1 April 2019, to reduce cash credit borrowings which often entail loose repayment schedules, perpetual roll-overs.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

China Cracks Down on ‘False Inflation’ of Bank Deposit Levels

By Manesh Samtani | 15/06/2018

China’s top financial regulators have issued a new circular that prohibits banks from falsely inflating their deposits, a common practice to improve quarterly and mid-year performance assessments.

Capital Adequacy

HKMA Imposes Enhanced Supervisory Arrangements on Indian Bank Branches

By JP Reimann | 14/06/2018

Due to capital deficiencies, the Hong Kong branches of Allahabad Bank, Punjab National Bank and Indian Overseas Bank must hold HQLA equivalent to 100% of unpledged deposits and should not solicit customer deposits, among other measures.

Cybersecurity

Industry-wide Collaboration Needed to Combat Cyber Threat – DTCC

By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2018

DTCC Chief Security Officer Stephen Scharf says traditional focus on preventative measure at individual firm level are no longer enough; closer collaboration is needed to develop collective response and recovery plans.

Capital Adequacy

Push for Bank Capital Easing May Signal Top of Market Cycle

By Peter Guy | 14/06/2018

Financial regulation is beginning to mirror the boom and bust cycles of the market as participants lobby regulators to loosen capital requirements – this at what appears to be the peak of the post-crisis economic growth cycle.

Cybersecurity

FS-ISAC Establishes Global Forum for Cyber Threat Information Sharing

By Garima Chitkara | 14/06/2018

Inaugural global community CERES Forum to bring together financial regulators, central banks and supervisors to combat cyber and physical crime, enhancing financial sector resiliency.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Data Driven Regulatory Regimes Challenge Bank Workflows – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 12/06/2018

Wolters Kluwer research says legacy systems no longer fit for purpose; most firms plan to integrate data in regulatory workflows despite low confidence in data quality.

Credit Risk

China Requires Corporate Credit Data to be Shared Among Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 11/06/2018

New rules establish information sharing mechanism among lenders for collective gathering and cross-validating business and financial information of borrowers.

Capital Adequacy

South Korea Consults On New Bank Capital Rules

By Garima Chitkara | 11/06/2018

Korean FSS consulting to improve bank capital regime by tweaking risk weights on some loans and fine-tuning asset classification rules on restructured firms.