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PEPs & Sanctions
Sanctions Screening Short Cuts Not Worth the Risk: Refinitiv
By Manesh Samtani | 29/01/2020
Increasingly aggressive US sanctions policies highlight the need for financial institutions to adopt and implement a sophisticated risk-based approach to compliance.
CBDCs
HKMA, BOT Announce Outcomes of Joint CBDC Research
By Editors | 23/01/2020
In 3Q 2019, eight Thai banks and two Hong Kong banks (HSBC and ZA Bank) participated in a THB-HKD cross-border corridor network PoC using a CBDC.
Credit Risk
Bank of Thailand Relaxes Mortgage Lending Rules
By Editors | 22/01/2020
For homes worth more than THB 10 million, first home buyers have to pay a minimum down payment of 10%, compared to 20% earlier.
Structural Regulation
Vietnam to Tighten Bond Issuance Rules Amid Overheating Market
By Editors | 21/01/2020
The draft rules require that separate bond issuances be at least six months apart, and that issuers limit their issuances to three times capital.
Capital Adequacy
Indonesia to Raise Core Capital Requirement for Banks – Report
By Editors | 21/01/2020
The OJK wants all lenders to have a minimum core capital of 3tr rupiah by 2022. About half of Indonesian banks will be affected.
Structural Regulation
SET Unveils Three Pillar Growth Strategy for 2020
By Editors | 21/01/2020
The SET will look to set up trading links with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam this year, expecting much of its growth to be driven by offshore-related investment products and IPOs.
Trading & Investment
Philippine Regulators Ease REITs Rules with New Framework
By Editors | 21/01/2020
The new rules remove stringent tax and minimum public ownership requirements under a 2009 law that prevented the rise of REITs in the Philippine capital market.
Structural Regulation
Myanmar to Issue New Licences to Foreign Banks
By Editors | 20/01/2020
Foreign banks that have had a representative office in Myanmar for at least three years can apply for a branch licence or a subsidiary licence.
Credit Risk
Sri Lanka Offers Credit Support for Banks to Boost SME Lending
By Editors | 18/01/2020
The new scheme provides risk mitigation support to banks that defer principal repayment and extend new loans for SME borrowers, including those that have defaulted.
Trading & Investment
Hong Kong, Thailand Set to Sign Cross-Border Funds Agreement
By Editors | 17/01/2020
Hong Kong’s SFC and Thailand’s SEC plan to sign a mutual recognition of funds agreement within the second quarter of this year.
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