Prudential Risk

Anti-Money Laundering

Bangladesh Faces Difficulties Maintaining Banking Relationships

By Editors | 06/07/2015

Banks in developed countries have terminated relationships with banks in Bangladesh, presenting difficulties for international trade and finance.

Capital Adequacy

Regulator to Respond on Raising Capital Levels at Australian Banks

By Editors | 03/07/2015

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is expected to respond this month (July) to Financial System Inquiry recommendations urging it to increase bank capital.

Structural Regulation

China to Allow More Privately-Owned Banks

By Editors | 30/06/2015

The China Banking Regulatory Commission has issued guidelines for the setting up of more privately-owned banks in the China.

Credit Risk

Indian Banks Struggling to Restructure Debt

By Editors | 30/06/2015

Indian Banks are having a difficult time restructuring debt in spite of new rules the Reserve Bank of India has put forward to help them.

Capital Adequacy

India Banks Will Need More Capital to Meet Basel III

By Editors | 29/06/2015

The Reserve Bank of India has said that public sector banks are adequately capitalised, but they will need additional funds to comply with international capital adequacy norms in the future.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Indonesia to Issue New Rules to Manage Risk at Financial Conglomerates

By Editors | 28/06/2015

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority says it is planning to issue rules in September aimed at improving risk management at financial conglomerates.

Liquidity Risk

Scrapping Loan-to-Deposit Cap Could Make China Banks Safer

By Editors | 28/06/2015

China’s proposal to scrap its loan-to-deposit ratio limit, aimed at boosting bank lending, may ultimately make banks safer and help to make stimulus tools more effective.

Liquidity Risk

RBI Opposes Finance Ministry Plan to Use Gold Deposits for Bank Cash Reserve Ratio

By Editors | 25/06/2015

The Reserve Bank of India has written to the finance ministry in opposition to its plan to use gold deposits as bank cash reserve ratio.

Liquidity Risk

China to Scrap Loan-to-Deposit Cap for Banks

By Editors | 25/06/2015

China’s cabinet has proposed scrapping a rule that caps lending by commercial banks at 75 percent of their deposits to help boost credit expansion as it looks to revive its economic growth.