Prudential Risk

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Risk Culture Seen in Banks’ Agenda, Says EY Report

By Editors | 03/11/2014

Banks in Asia-Pacific are strengthening accountability regarding risk roles and responsibilities and are boosting communication about risk expectations driven in part by tougher bank regulations, international accounting firm EY says.

Capital Adequacy

Hong Kong to Implement Revised Capital and Liquidity Rules for Banks

By Editors | 27/10/2014

Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued the revised capital and liquidity rules for the banking sector in view of the second phase of Basel III requirements which will take effect from January next year.

Capital Adequacy

Philippine Regulator Hikes Minimum Capital for Banks

By Editors | 24/10/2014

Philippines’ central bank has raised the minimum capital requirement for all banks in a bid to boost the country’s banking system.

Resolution & Recovery

Why Don’t We Just Ban Financial Volatility?

By Peter Guy | 23/10/2014

Another regulatory step forward could actually cause more systemic problems than it seeks to solve.

Resolution & Recovery

IOSCO, CPMI Issue Report on Recovery of Financial Market Infrastructures

By Editors | 20/10/2014

Financial market infrastructures, which include payment systems and central securities depositories, are urged to develop a recovery plan to ensure that they can offer critical services to the market even during a crisis and avert any systemic disruptions.

Operational Risk

Malaysia Seeks to Amend Development Financial Institutions Act

By Editors | 17/10/2014

Malaysia’s central bank is seeking industry views on proposals to amend the Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 to further strengthen the industry.

Capital Adequacy

Indonesian Regulator to Test Banks’ Leverage Levels

By Editors | 15/10/2014

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is set to carry out a test at major banks to assess their leverage ratios and ensure lenders have sufficient capital to back their operations at all times.

Credit Risk

Credit Value Adjustment – Why it Matters in Asia

By Editors | 10/10/2014

While large banks in Asia have long since developed sophisticated solutions for measuring and hedging CVA, many of the buyside and regional banks are not compliant with IFRS 13 standards.

Resolution & Recovery

Trying to Stay the Next Derivatives Crisis

By Peter Guy | 10/10/2014

New rules and a major change to derivative contracts will surely create unintended outcomes for everyone.