Prudential Risk

Liquidity Risk

China Relaxes Banks’ Deposit Rates, Slashes Interest Rates

By Editors | 10/05/2015

The People’s Bank of China has cut a quarter of a percentage point off benchmark lending and deposit rates, effective Monday.

Credit Risk

China Pushes for More Lending to Small Business

By Editors | 07/05/2015

China’s banking regulator urged commercial banks to boost lending to riskier small businesses and the rural sector in a bid to bolster the country’s overall economy.

Credit Risk

Malaysia Central Bank Issues New Guidelines on Restructured Loans

By Editors | 06/05/2015

Bank Negara Malaysia, the country’s central bank, is revising guidelines on restructured and rescheduled (R&R) loans in a move that could impact the asset quality and earnings of local banks.

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.