Prudential Risk

Resolution & Recovery

S.Korea to Add Trusts to Depositor Protection Law

By Samuel Riding | 20/12/2016

Depositors would be guaranteed repayment up to $42k.

Emerging Prudential Risks

China Said to Add WMPs to Risk-assessment Framework

By Samuel Riding | 20/12/2016

Move aims to enhance monitoring of shadow banking businesses.

Capital Adequacy

S.Korea Relaxes Banks’ CAR Rules

By Samuel Riding | 20/12/2016

New rules reduce burden from meeting international standards; raise capital ratio, common stock capital.

Credit Risk

Chinese Banks Ordered to Crack Down on Debt-dodging Steel, Coal Firms

By Samuel Riding | 19/12/2016

Banks asked to share information on central platform; form creditor committees.

Liquidity Risk

PBOC Issues $57bn in Emergency Loans to Banks

By Samuel Riding | 19/12/2016

Brokers involved in bond market-making urged to continue trading amid year-end selloff.

Emerging Prudential Risks

APRA Defers International Exposures Reporting Deadline

By Samuel Riding | 19/12/2016

Banks will now have until the end of next year to report their data.

Credit Risk

CBRC Urges Joint Stock Banks to Up Credit Risk Monitoring

By Samuel Riding | 16/12/2016

Chairman also warns on non-credit business; says banks should increase liquid reserves.

Market Risk

Japan Probing Banks’ Interest-rate Risk

By Samuel Riding | 16/12/2016

Yield on 10-year government bonds has swung into positive territory after Trump victory.

Capital Adequacy

Japan – 2016 in Review

By Samuel Riding | 15/12/2016

Japanese regulators break from the pack on capital regulation, HFT and fintech.