Prudential Risk

Payments & Settlements

Indonesia to Ease Banking Restrictions on Foreigners

By Editors | 10/09/2015

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority will allow foreigners to open dollar savings accounts at local banks in a bid to further improve foreign exchange liquidity in the country.

Operational Risk

HKMA Issues New Guidance on E-Banking Risk Management

By Editors | 09/09/2015

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued a revised version of the Supervisory Policy Manual for risk management of electronic banking services.

Capital Adequacy

Indonesia Eases Mark-to-Market Rules on Local Debt

By Editors | 08/09/2015

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority has relaxed mark-to-market rules for debt securities held by insurance companies and pension funds in a bid to boost demand for local debt.

Structural Regulation

China’s New Invention: A Parallel Regulatory System

By Peter Guy | 07/09/2015

Juggling the fear and panic of its worst stock market crash against long term financial regulatory reforms would challenge any country.

Structural Regulation

S Korea to Lower Barriers for Foreign Banks

By Editors | 07/09/2015

Korea’s Financial Services Commission will ease regulations for foreign lenders seeking to expand their banking operations in a bid to boost the country’s global competitiveness.

Credit Risk

RBI Consults on Base Rate Calculation Methodology

By Editors | 05/09/2015

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued for consultation draft guidelines for banks to adopt the marginal cost of funds methodology for base rate calculations.

Anti-Money Laundering

China Clamps Down on Yuan Forward Contracts

By Editors | 04/09/2015

PBOC announces new measures making it more costly to use forwards contracts to bet on yuan weakness.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Third Country CCP Equivalence Delays Set Back Emerging Markets

By Editors | 04/09/2015

The World Federation of Exchanges has written to the European Commission urging it and other regulators to expedite EMIR equivalence determinations for ‘third country central counterparties’.

Capital Adequacy

Japan Officials Seek Clarity on Bank Capital Framework

By Editors | 04/09/2015

Officials are calling for outstanding elements of the bank capital framework to be finalised as soon as possible so the industry can plan for the future.