Prudential Risk

Capital Adequacy

When Regulations Drive Value

By Peter Guy | 15/02/2016

How regulatory issues play a key, but unintended role in the pressure on Deutsche Bank and BEA.

Structural Regulation

Philippines Lifts 17-year Ban on New Bank Licenses

By Samuel Riding | 11/02/2016

Central bank to fully remove moratorium on new approvals by 2018.

Liquidity Risk

PBOC Considers Interest Rate Corridor

By Samuel Riding | 07/02/2016

Central bank moves to bring loan costs closer to market rates, boost growth.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Sets up Commodity Exchange Risk Taskforce

By Samuel Riding | 05/02/2016

Regulator to look at risk management norms following suspension of castor seed futures trading.

Trading & Investment

HK to Approve Inverse and Leveraged ETFs

By Samuel Riding | 05/02/2016

Higher-risk ETFs are subject to counterparty and liquidity concerns in the US.

Capital Adequacy

Chinese Banks’ Capital Pressures Ease as Business Declines – Moody’s

By Samuel Riding | 04/02/2016

Reduced short term capital requirements prompt 42% decline in global CoCos, rating agency says.

Capital Adequacy

CSRC Warns Banks to Curb Risks

By Samuel Riding | 04/02/2016

Regulator says commercial lenders could face restructuring if they fail to meet provisioning, capital adequacy standards.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Regulatory Compliance and the Coming Financial Crisis

By Peter Guy | 03/02/2016

Excessive financial regulation could play a major role in precipitating the next global crash.

Credit Risk

BSP Takes on Credit Card Regulation

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Central bank to have supervisory powers over credit card issuers, acquirers and transactions.