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Private Sector Leverage Remains Key Risk for Asian Banks – Moody’s

By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017

Report suggests private sector debt has risen in 12 of 14 Asian countries; FSB addressing risks from housing market, rising household debt in Asia.

Capital / Liquidity

BoJ Urges Asian Local Currency Debt Market Development

By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017

Haruhiko Kuroda says firms in Asia need to diversify their sources of funding to protect against market shocks as ASEAN initiatives increase.

Capital / Liquidity

Asian Firms at Risk of Drowning Under Wave of Regulation from US, Europe

By David Farmery | 30/11/2017

The wave of financial regulation about to wash over Europe and North America could eventually overwhelm Asian institutions.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia Regulator to Set-up Regtech Surveillance System

By Editors | 27/11/2017

New technology to include integrated surveillance including early-warning system, data analysis and online regulatory reporting for financial institutions.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam to Allow Banks to Go Bankrupt

By Editors | 27/11/2017

Bankruptcy will be a last resort; Vietnamese banking sector has bad debts of 8.6% of total credit, 17.2% NPL ratio; Moody’s outlook ‘positive’

AML / KYC

Bank Officials Involved in Majority of Online Banking Forgeries in Bangladesh

By Garima Chitkara | 23/11/2017

A Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management survey has found that bank officials are directly involved in 67 per cent of online banking forgeries in collusion with IT firms.

AML / KYC

Southeast Asia CTF Group Established

By Editors | 23/11/2017

Group led initially by AUSTRAC and Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council aims to disrupt sources of funding, movement and use of funds.

AML / KYC

Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia to Hold CTF Summit

By Editors | 16/11/2017

Summit to include ‘codeathon’, with 80 participants demonstrating new digital tools and ideas to address the challenge of terrorist financing.