Prudential Risk

Structural Regulation

China Tightens P2P Lending Rules

By Samuel Riding | 30/12/2015

Draft regulation prohibits P2P platforms from taking public deposits, pooling investor money for self-funded projects.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

2015: A Regulatory Christmas Carol, being a Ghost Story of Christmas

By Peter Guy | 24/12/2015

We tell the story of a bitter CEO of a global bank and his reluctant transformation into a gentler person after the Great Financial Crisis.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Financial Inclusion Could Damage Banking Sector: FSDC

By Samuel Riding | 23/12/2015

India’s push for financial inclusion could threaten the profitability of public sector banks, report says.

Structural Regulation

China Revokes Bank Fund Management Qualifications

By Samuel Riding | 23/12/2015

Seventeen domestic banks to be barred from direct equity investments, reversing approvals by fund management association.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Reports on Trading Venue, Intermediary Continuity

By Samuel Riding | 22/12/2015

Publications cover trading platform risk mitigation, standards for regulation of intermediaries.

Liquidity Risk

China Revamps Money Market Fund Rules

By Samuel Riding | 21/12/2015

Securities regulator and central bank issue revised rules on surging MM funds sector.

Credit Risk

India Moots Tighter Loan Provisioning Rules

By Samuel Riding | 21/12/2015

RBI proposes banks increase provisions for loans to customers with ‘sub-standard’ borrowing from other lenders.

Capital Adequacy

APRA Expands IRB Permissions

By Samuel Riding | 20/12/2015

Banks outside ‘Big 4’ and Macquarie able to reduce risk weightings on some types of loan.

Liquidity Risk

Fund Liquidity Issues Have Little External Impact: IOSCO

By Samuel Riding | 18/12/2015

Report concludes most CIS liquidity management measures have no impact beyond the funds involved.