Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

Asian Firms Face IFRS 9 Implementation Hurdles, says Wolters Kluwer

By Editors | 24/09/2015

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has found that 66 percent of Asia-Pacific financial institutions haven’t yet commenced implementing the latest set of international accounting standards known as IFRS 9.

Credit Risk

SEBI to Enhance Disclosures by Credit Rating Agencies

By Editors | 23/09/2015

Plan to implement a mechanism for prompt and proper disclosures of changes to credit ratings of listed firms, in a bid to safeguard investor interests.

Liquidity Risk

China Targets Higher Bank Liquidity Coverage Ratio

By Editors | 23/09/2015

CRBC announces it will implement revised measures on commercial bank liquidity risk management, effective from October 1, 2015.

Capital Adequacy

Japan FSA Urges Banks to Enhance Crisis Readiness

By Editors | 21/09/2015

New guidelines call on banks to assess the impact of potential financial crises and to build up capital for such events.

Credit Risk

S. Korea Regulator to Task Overhaul of Debt-Laden Companies

By Editors | 21/09/2015

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission will charge a leading bad asset management firm to overhaul debt-laden companies in an effort to speed up the country’s corporate restructuring program.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Regulatory Crackdown on Moody’s Discourages Tough Analysis on China Companies

By Peter Guy | 21/09/2015

Hong Kong’s securities regulator takes an ominous and non-transparent move that will affect how analysts scrutinise local and mainland enterprises.

Capital Adequacy

India Relaxes Equity Investment Norms for Banks

By Editors | 20/09/2015

Lenders will no longer need prior approval to make equity investments if they have a capital risk-weighted asset ratio exceeding 10 percent and have made a profit in the previous financial year.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Pakistan Regulators Collaborate on Supervision

By Editors | 20/09/2015

Pakistan is considering creating a Council of Financial Regulators that will provide a forum for open dialogue and discussion between regulators on financial markets.

Credit Risk

RBI to Cap Members in Lending Consortium

By Editors | 19/09/2015

The Reserve Bank of India is planning to restrict the numbers of members in the Joint Lenders’ Forum in a bid to ease the difficulties banks often face in resolving distressed assets.