Prudential Risk

    Resolution & Recovery

    Vietnam’s Central Bank to Push for Bank Mergers

    By Editors | 18/01/2015

    Vietnam’s central bank has intensified its bid to overhaul the country’s banking system to bolster growth, vowing to push for bank mergers and force weak institutions to shut.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Should Bankers Even Be Paid?

    By Peter Guy | 15/01/2015

    Regulators have embarked on a long and winding crusade to control bankers’ salaries.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    China Bank Deposit Rule Unlikely to Stimulate Lending

    By Editors | 13/01/2015

    The People’s Bank of China has enlarged the deposit base for banks, but money traders are saying the new rule may inject far less cash into the system that many hoped.

    Capital Adequacy

    Christmas Ghosts of Regulation Past

    By Peter Guy | 24/12/2014

    Regulations of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come pay us a visit.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Survey Shows Complex Effects of Regulatory Demands

    By Peter Guy | 17/12/2014

    Global regulatory reform continues to place heavy operational and management pressure on both local and international banks.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Implications of China’s Deposit Insurance Scheme

    By Peter Guy | 16/12/2014

    Proposed regulation is an important first step in risk management for banks and financial products.

    Structural Regulation

    Basel Committee, IOSCO Issue Guidelines on Securitization Structures

    By Editors | 12/12/2014

    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have issued new guidelines to help the financial industry develop simple and transparent securitization structures.

    Credit Risk

    Australian Regulator Steps Up Monitoring of Banks’ Property Lending

    By Editors | 09/12/2014

    Australia’s prudential regulator has installed new guidelines for banks’ lending to the property sector to address risks in the country’s housing market.

    Operational Risk

    Taiwan Conference Reveals Local Compliance Challenges

    By Peter Guy | 09/12/2014

    Event brings together local regulators and finance professionals along with international speakers.

    Capital Adequacy

    Australian Banks Need to Set Aside More Capital, Says Murray report

    By Editors | 08/12/2014

    Australian banks may have to hold more capital to ensure it can survive future financial crises, according to the Financial System Inquiry report.

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