Prudential Risk

Supervision & Enforcement

Bank of England Fines Japanese Bank $33.34Mn

By Samuel Riding | 13/02/2017

Bank failed to report US regulator’s enforcement action against them to the Bank of England.

Structural Regulation

New SEBI Chief Appointed

By Samuel Riding | 13/02/2017

Senior finance ministry official Ajay Tyagi to replace UK Sinha on 1 March.

Capital Adequacy

BB Rejects Call to Increase Bank Stock Market Exposure Limits

By Samuel Riding | 10/02/2017

Lenders are only allowed to invest up to 5% of paid-up capital, 25% of overall capital.

Supervision & Enforcement

Pakistan, Nepal Ink Supervision Agreement

By Samuel Riding | 10/02/2017

Central banks will cooperate on financial supervision, exchange information.

Market Risk

ISDA Asks for 6-months Grace on VM Requirement

By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017

Association says market participants aren’t ready, delay will have minimal impact.

Credit Risk

2017 to Test Asian Credit Fundamentals – Moody’s

By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017

Report suggests some APAC banking systems might face deteriorating asset quality, profitability.

Credit Risk

Bangladesh Orders Banks Not to Cut Deposit Rates

By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017

Move aims to encourage savings, ease economic policy decisions as rate spreads widen.

Credit Risk

Slowed Loan Growth Positive for Malaysian Banks – Moody’s

By Samuel Riding | 08/02/2017

Ratings firm says reductions in household and unsecured personal loans, credit cards improve banks’ asset quality.

Credit Risk

Myanmar Investigates Private Bank Lending ‘Favouritism’

By Samuel Riding | 08/02/2017

Banks blame country’s lack of a credit information system for hindering SME lending.