Prudential Risk

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan Bank Approved for Consumer Finance JV in China

    By Editors | 13/08/2015

    Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has granted approval for CTBC Bank to become the first Taiwanese bank set up a consumer financing joint venture in China.

    Credit Risk

    China Licenses More Local Governments to Operate “Bad Banks”

    By Editors | 13/08/2015

    The China Banking Regulatory Commission has granted new “bad bank” licences to the provincial governments of Ningxia and Guangxi, allowing them to buy up and restructure bad debt from the balance sheets of rural credit cooperatives and local banks.

    Liquidity Risk

    Certificates of Deposit Push Banks to Shift to New Norm

    By Editors | 12/08/2015

    The PBOC issued the Interim Measures for the Administration of Certificates of Deposit in June this year, an examination into the impact of the recent notice.

    Capital Adequacy

    Proprietary Trading: It’s Still Out There

    By Peter Guy | 10/08/2015

    The Volker rule was supposed to end proprietary trading, but it has only found a new home inside banks.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Pakistan Drafts Regulatory Framework for D-SIBs

    By Editors | 10/08/2015

    The State Bank of Pakistan has designed a regulatory framework for identifying and overseeing the nation’s Domestic Systemically Important Banks, as part of its commitment to ensure stability of financial system and further strengthen the supervisory and regulatory regime.

    Credit Risk

    China Further Opens Distressed Market to Asset Managers

    By Editors | 07/08/2015

    China’s Ministry of Finance has granted “bad bank” licences to three asset management companies (AMCs) allowing them to buy non-financial distressed assets from corporates directly.

    Liquidity Risk

    Stable Funding is Key to Business Expansion, says Wolters Kluwer

    By Editors | 07/08/2015

    Banks should be cautious expanding their business and avoid over-reliance on wholesale funding, according to a white paper by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.

    Credit Risk

    Vietnam Opens Debt Market to Foreign Investors

    By Editors | 05/08/2015

    The State Bank of Vietnam has issued new rules on debt trading which is expected to encourage foreign investors to buy non-performing loans from local financial institutions.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    The Consequences of Dumbing Down Banks

    By Peter Guy | 03/08/2015

    Regulators are killing innovation leading to unintended outcomes. Read what Harvard Business School candidates are saying about the dismal career prospects of over regulated banks.

    Credit Risk

    Australia’s AMP Bank Halts New Loans for Property Investors

    By Editors | 03/08/2015

    New applications halted with immediate effect, following a regulatory push to slow down such lending.

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