Prudential Risk

Cryptocurrency

Korea Probes Bithumb After $43 Billion Bitcoin Payout Error

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

The incident, which caused a flash crash and revealed the crediting of "phantom" coins, has exposed internal control failures at Bithumb.

Cybersecurity

Korea FSS Penalises Major Insurer for IT Governance Failures

By Editors | 09/02/2026

Insurer fined KRW 124 million for widespread failures, including unencrypted customer data, system errors, and unauthorised employee access to information

Clearing & Post-Trade

UK and China Deepen Financial Cooperation on CCPs, Market Access

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

Regulators agree to develop a CCP supervision MoU and explore a ‘Wealth Connect’ scheme in a new bilateral working group.

Emerging Prudential Risks

RBI to Permit Bank Lending to REITs, Eases NBFC Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

The RBI also doubling collateral-free loan limits for small firms and exempting certain low-risk NBFCs from registration.

Capital Adequacy

HK Investors Join Legal Action Against Switzerland Over AT1 Losses

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

A group that lost USD 130 million in Credit Suisse AT1 bonds is joining a treaty-based arbitration claim against the Swiss government.

Emerging Prudential Risks

RBI Adopts Risk-based Pricing for Deposit Insurance

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/02/2026

RBI will replace the flat-rate deposit insurance premium with a risk-based framework from April 2026, linking banks’ contributions to their risk profiles.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Korea Launches Task Force to Overhaul NPS Currency Hedging and FX Rules

By Mark Johnston | 09/02/2026

A new government body will review the National Pension Service’s investment framework to mitigate its impact on domestic financial markets.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CCPs Push Back Against CPMI-IOSCO Business Risk Guidance

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2026

Two of the world's largest CCP associations warn that new guidance on business risk is unnecessary and conflicts with existing regulations.

Market Risk

SEBI Scraps Expiry-Day Margin Benefit for Single-Stock Derivatives

By Editors | 06/02/2026

The move aligns single-stock contracts with index derivatives and aims to curb systemic risk from sudden margin shortfalls on expiry days.