Prudential Risk

Liquidity Risk

Philippines Eases Bank Liquidity Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 20/02/2017

Central bank says upcoming LCR will provide ‘better gauge of liquidity standing’.

Trading & Investment

SEBI to Allow Banks to Trade Commodities

By Samuel Riding | 20/02/2017

Outgoing chairman UK Sinha says lenders need to hedge lending exposure to the sector.

Climate Risk

APRA Moots Climate-change Stress Tests

By Samuel Riding | 17/02/2017

Executive board member says climate change now has ‘potential system-wide implications’.

Market Risk

OTC Margining – Delaying the Inevitable, Inevitably

By Samuel Riding | 16/02/2017

Regulators, and those they regulate, simply weren’t ready to implement variation margin requirements.

Liquidity Risk

Philippine Central Bank Warns on VM Liquidity Risk

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

BSP urges banks to assess readiness to comply, evaluate impact on operational risk.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Indonesia to Allow Direct Lending by Fintechs

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

OJK to set capital requirements, business model conditions.

Capital Adequacy

APRA to Revise Countercyclical Buffer Reporting

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

ADIs will be required to report on a quarterly basis.

Liquidity Risk

RBNZ Continuing Work on Bank Reporting Dashboard

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

Banks raise concerns about publication timing, data control, inclusion of liquidity metrics.

Supervision & Enforcement

Japan, Iran Agree Joint Supervision

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

Letter covers cross-border establishments, includes provisions on information sharing, training.