Prudential Risk

Operational Risk

G-SIBs to Conduct Risk Data Audits in Early 2016

By Samuel Riding | 17/12/2015

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision says banks continue to fall short on data aggregation and reporting standards.

Credit Risk

South Korea Confirms Tighter Loan Guidelines

By Samuel Riding | 15/12/2015

Screening to include greater scrutiny of households’ ability to pay in full, assume higher rates.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Australia Kicks-off OTC Clearing Regime

By Samuel Riding | 14/12/2015

Securities regulator details final rules on mandatory central clearing for OTC derivatives.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Publishes Results of Hedge Fund Survey

By Samuel Riding | 14/12/2015

Third report of hedge fund survey finds no liquidity problems under ‘normal’ conditions.

Credit Risk

Basel ‘IV’ to Boost Small Banks

By Samuel Riding | 11/12/2015

Proposals would allow non-major banks to reduce interest rates, earn more on loans.

Credit Risk

Japan Investigating Real Estate Lending

By Samuel Riding | 11/12/2015

FSA concerned about impact of property market downturn on banks’ high proportion of real estate lending.

Capital Adequacy

US Rate Hikes Threaten S. Korean Banks’ CAR

By Samuel Riding | 10/12/2015

FSC and FSS discuss pre-emptive action to fend of impact of long-mooted US interest rate hikes.

Liquidity Risk

Vietnam Considers RRR Reductions

By Samuel Riding | 10/12/2015

Central bank issues regulation paving way for reducing reserve requirements in 2016.

Credit Risk

APAC Banks Playing Catch-up on Credit Risk Disclosures

By Samuel Riding | 08/12/2015

User group finds Asia-Pacific institutions have second-lowest implementation of EDTF recommendations.