Prudential Risk

Operational Risk

SGX Creates Working Group after Outage

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2016

Group will seek to increase resilience of the Singapore market.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Raghuram Rajan – An Untimely Departure

By Editors | 01/09/2016

Regulation Asia publishes excerpts from 2005 Jackson Hole speech as a tribute to departing RBI governor.

Operational Risk

HKMA Urges AIs to Enhance Risk Management Controls

By Samuel Riding | 01/09/2016

Reported incidents include underpayment of stamp duty on OTC transactions.

Anti-Money Laundering

Banks’ Exit from Emerging Markets Hurting AML, CTF Efforts – FSB

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

Report to G20 says funds are being driven underground; cites failures to initiate derivative market reform in China and Korea.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Japan Advances ‘Dynamic Supervision’ Approach

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

FSA said to split supervision of regional banks; aims to boost lending, raise profitability.

Capital Adequacy

APRA Finalises Capital Buffer Guidance

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

ADIs should hold conservation buffer of 2.5% of RWA, rising to 3.5% for D-SIBS.

Credit Risk

S.Korea to Consider More Measures on Household Debt

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

FSC has introduced tougher credit rules on group borrowing; household debt now $1.13tn.

Capital Adequacy

BCBS Report Reveals Basel III Challenges

By Samuel Riding | 30/08/2016

Reports on Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, China and Australia due over next 12 months.

Capital Adequacy

Dodd-Frank: A Death Knell for Community Banking?

By Peter Guy | 29/08/2016

Asia’s local banks could yet feel the pinch amid outrage over denials of Dodd-Frank’s impact.