Prudential Risk

Emerging Prudential Risks

China Urges Trust Sector to Manage Risks

By Editors | 22/04/2014

China’s banking regulator has urged trust companies to strengthen risk management, listing shareholders’ obligations and ruling out shadow banking.

Liquidity Risk

China to Boost Rural Lending with Reserve Ratio Cut

By Editors | 22/04/2014

China’s central bank aims to boost credit flow to the rural areas with the decision to cut the reserve requirement ratio for county-level rural commercial banks and rural credit cooperative unions.

Capital Adequacy

Australian Regulator Improves Capital-Raising Option for Mutual ADIs

By Editors | 15/04/2014

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said it is relaxing banking rules to give mutually owned authorised deposit-taking institutions more scope to fund their growth.

Credit Risk

Basel Issues Tough Lending Rules for Big Banks

By Editors | 15/04/2014

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a new guideline that limits how much business banks can do with each other to contain fallout should one of the banks fail.

Capital Adequacy

Indonesia’s Regulator to Monitor Financial Conglomerates

By Editors | 15/04/2014

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority will issue a new regulation later this year that will tighten monitoring of financial conglomerates.

Trading & Investment

Indonesia Plans Initiatives to Boost Islamic Finance

By Editors | 08/04/2014

Indonesia’s regulators are planning to roll out initiatives to develop Islamic finance.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Asia-Pacific Buyside Firms Unprepared for OTC Derivatives Regulations, Says GreySpark Partners Survey

By Editors | 08/04/2014

Asia-Pacific buyside firms are largely unprepared for the future complexity of OTC derivatives central clearing regulations in the region, said a new report.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Singapore Exchange Launches Clearing of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps

By Editors | 07/04/2014

Singapore Exchange has launched the clearing of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps in Malaysian Ringgit and Thai Baht.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Australian Prudential Regulator Seeks More Flexibility in Regulatory Function

By Editors | 07/04/2014

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority seeks increased independence from the government or parliament to effectively regulate the banking, superannuation and life insurance industries.