Prudential Risk

Liquidity Risk

PBOC Resumes Bond Buying Programme after 10 Month Haitus

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/11/2025

The bond purchases, the first this year, signals the revival of a long-term liquidity tool amid ongoing economic challenges.

Custody & Infrastructure

HK Wealth Industry Calls for Reforms to Boost Competitiveness

By Manesh Samtani | 07/11/2025

New report urges Hong Kong to reform complex product rules, virtual asset custody, and cross-border schemes to maintain its edge.

Resolution & Recovery

Loss-absorbing Rules for Non-G-SIBs Are Too Complex: BIS Paper

By Manesh Samtani | 07/11/2025

New paper reviews diverging approaches to loss-absorbing capacity requirements for systemic banks other than G-SIBs.

Capital Adequacy

'Unarmed' Regulators Lack Power to Push Reforms: BOJ Deputy

By Manesh Samtani | 07/11/2025

Ryozo Himino says fading political will has stalled the Basel III endgame, leaving the global financial system exposed to new risks.

Emerging Prudential Risks

IAIS Warns of Stability Risk from NatCat Protection Gaps

By Manesh Samtani | 07/11/2025

IAIS report says uninsured losses in emerging economies could shift systemic risk onto the banking sector, threatening financial stability.

Emerging Prudential Risks

ASIC Warns of 'Minsky Moment' in Australian Private Credit Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/11/2025

ASIC is calling for urgent market innovation and warns of potential law reform if industry practices in the AUD 200 billion sector do not improve.

Payments & Settlements

Bangladesh Bank Allows Taka-Foreign Currency Swaps for Exporters

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/11/2025

The new swap facility is aimed at easing short-term liquidity pressures and improving access to working capital.

Credit Risk

Bank Indonesia to Launch Liquidity Incentives to Spur Credit Growth

By Mark Johnston | 06/11/2025

Bank Indonesia's new policy, effective 1 December, will link reserve requirement reductions to banks' lending commitments and rate adjustments.

Structural Regulation

China Consults on Higher Liability Insurance Rules for Auditors of FIs

By Mark Johnston | 06/11/2025

Draft measures set differentiated indemnity limits, targeting auditors of securities firms and financial enterprises with higher minimums.