Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

Australia Cracks Down on Interest-Only Loans

By Editors | 03/04/2017

ASIC and APRA separately announce measures against interest-only lending.

Emerging Prudential Risks

China Regulator Sets Sights on Off-Balance Sheet Risks

By Editors | 31/03/2017

CBRC checking potential risks from non-guaranteed wealth management products, entrusted loans and entrusted investments.

Market Risk

Counting Down to the ‘New’ VM Deadline

By Samuel Riding | 30/03/2017

1 September highly likely to be the final cut-off for meeting OTC derivatives margin requirements.

Operational Risk

BCBS Warns on Risk Data Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 30/03/2017

Committee says it will take 5-6 years for D-SIBs to implement data aggregation, reporting principles.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Where Now for OTC Derivatives in Asia?

By Samuel Riding | 29/03/2017

Asian institutions have a window of opportunity before global rules take hold, according to panellists at Regulation Asia’s OTC Derivatives Summit Asia 2017.

Capital Adequacy

CMB the 1st Chinese Bank to Reveal PBOC Stress Test Results

By Samuel Riding | 29/03/2017

Lender receives overall pass rating; says some city commercial banks failed PBOC’s Macro Prudential Assessment.

Trading & Investment

ASIFMA Maps China Capital Markets Reform

By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2017

Association calls for more open regulatory consultations to include foreign participants.

Capital Adequacy

APRA’s Statistics Form Review – Get Ahead of the Future

By Douglas Cheung | 27/03/2017

Trying to compile all the new reports at the last minute should be avoided at all costs.

Market Risk

No FRTB Until 2021 – APRA

By Samuel Riding | 24/03/2017

Regulator says BCBS unlikely to finalise rules until ‘2020 at the earliest’.