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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Taiwan Ensures Strict Compliance in Banks, Looks Into Card Issuers’ Risk Management
By Editors | 14/02/2014
The Financial Regulatory Commission is urging financial firms to appoint vice-president level compliance officers.
Structural Regulation
China Central Bank Seeks Regulatory Checks on Internet Finance
By Editors | 11/02/2014
The People’s Bank of China is leading an effort to come up with regulations that will govern China’s growing internet finance sector.
Operational Risk
Regulatory Change Slows Growth Among Financial Services Firms, SunGard Survey Says
By Editors | 11/02/2014
A new report from SunGard highlights how regulatory change is second only to market volatility as an executive issue for financial services firms.
Structural Regulation
Vietnam PM Urges Commercial Banks to List Shares on Local Bourse
By Editors | 11/02/2014
Vietnam Prime Minister has called on the nation’s commercial banks to list their shares on the local bourse in a bid to boost transparency.
Liquidity Risk
Chinese Regulator Urges Smaller Banks to Set Aside Funds
By Editors | 10/02/2014
China’s banking regulator wants some of the nation’s smaller lenders to set aside more funds to avoid a cash shortfall.
Capital Adequacy
Hong Kong Regulator Urges Financial Institutions to Review Capital Planning Process
By Editors | 09/02/2014
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to enhance existing rules to reflect recommendations on capital planning practices by the Basel Committee.
Credit Risk
China’s Central Bank Vows to Guard Against Financial Risks
By Editors | 09/02/2014
The People’s Bank of China pledged to guard against risks from banks’ wealth-management products and local government debts.
Credit Risk
Philippine Regulator Mulls Tighter Guidelines on Real Estate Loans
By Editors | 07/02/2014
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans stricter guidelines on banks’ exposure to the real estate sector as the country’s property market continues to boom.
Capital Adequacy
Basel May Dim Japan Megabank Shareholder Hopes for Dividend Payout
By Editors | 06/02/2014
Stricter capital rules under Basel III guidelines may curb the ability of Japan’s biggest banks to raise dividend payout to investors in the future.
Trading & Investment
IOSCO Issues Report on Risks and Benefits of Financial Return Crowd-Funding
By Editors | 06/02/2014
The Research Department of the International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a paper that highlights risks associated with the fast-growing crowd-funding industry.
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