Prudential Risk

Structural Regulation

Innovation in Regulatory Infrastructure Needed for Growth in Indian Finance

By Garima Chitkara | 03/05/2015

India is in a unique position to ensure a more nimble and transparent financial regulatory architecture.

Capital Adequacy

MAS Announces Domestic Systematically Important Banks, Publishes Framework

By Editors | 01/05/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has published its framework for identifying and supervising domestic systemically important banks in Singapore including the inaugural list of D-SIBs.

Structural Regulation

Trading Places: HSBC Plots a Move

By Peter Guy | 30/04/2015

HSBC Group’s threat to decamp from its London headquarters represents aggressive regulatory arbitrage and brinkmanship.

Liquidity Risk

China’s PBOC Eyes Launch of Credit-Easing Plan

By Editors | 29/04/2015

China’s central bank plans to launch in the next couple of months a credit-easing program that will allow local banks to swap local government bailout bonds for loans as a way to bolster liquidity and boost lending.

Capital Adequacy

Australian Government Debt Rating to Impact Banks

By Editors | 28/04/2015

Australia’s Financial System Inquiry has urged local banks to boost their capital position amid risk that the federal government could lose its triple-A credit rating.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Hong Kong’s HKMA Likely to Face Tough Challenge in HSBC’s Planned Move

By Editors | 28/04/2015

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank may have to scale up its regulatory operations should British banking firm HSBC decide to relocate its headquarters in the city.

Credit Risk

India’s New Loan Provisioning to Increase Lending Costs

By Editors | 26/04/2015

Indian banks’ lending-related costs could rise by 20% following a recent rule that require banks to make bigger provisions for restructured debt.

Structural Regulation

China to Inject $62 Billion into Policy Banks to Back Silk Road Project

By Editors | 22/04/2015

China’s ambitious “New Silk Road” plan that will build infrastructure links to foreign markets has moved a step closer to reality as Beijing will draw from its foreign exchange reserves to inject $62 billion of capital into policy banks to fund the project.

Trading & Investment

China Shares Dip after Lending Curbs, Reserve Ratio Cut

By Editors | 19/04/2015

China’s tougher rules on margin trading sent shares lower on Monday overshadowing the central bank’s decision to implement its biggest cut in the banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) since November 2008.