Hong Kong Monetary Authority

    Anti-Money Laundering

    HKMA Advances Work on AML SupTech, Bank-to-Bank Data Sharing

    By Darien Choong | 13/07/2022

    HKMA executive director Carmen Chu discussed initiatives to enable bank-to-bank information sharing and use granular bank data to detect ML risk.

    Capital Adequacy

    HKMA Issues Revised Capital Adequacy Ratio Return

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    The changes are mainly to cater for banks’ reporting of equity investments in funds in accordance with the requirements that came into effect on 1 July.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Hong Kong Publishes ML/TF Risk Assessment Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/07/2022

    The most prominent ML threats to banks come from fraud, corruption and tax crimes. The main ML threats to the crypto sector relate to fraud and theft.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    HKMA Issues Bank Guidance on Selling Protection Linked Plans

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    Banks should discuss their plans for selling PLP with the HKMA and the details of pre-implementation reviews conducted by an independent party.

    Climate Risk

    ECB Climate Stress Test Finds Bank Practices Lacking

    By Editors | 11/07/2022

    60% of banks don’t have a climate risk stress testing framework. Only 20% of banks consider climate risk when granting loans.

    Credit Risk

    HK Banks Must ‘Fully’ Participate in New Credit Reference Platform

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/07/2022

    The new platform, expected to be launched by year-end, will serve as an interface for lenders and CRAs to share consumer credit information.

    Capital Adequacy

    HKMA Consults on Implementation of Basel III Reforms

    By Editors | 08/07/2022

    The proposed amendments relate to the implementation of Basel III final reform package, specifically in relation to credit risk and the output floor.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    HKMA Joins International Financial Consumer Protection Organisation

    By Editors | 07/07/2022

    FinCoNet’s membership includes more than 30 regulators responsible for financial consumer protection around the world.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Hong Kong, China to Launch ‘Swap Connect’ in Six Months

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/07/2022

    Swap Connect will initially enable Hong Kong and international investors to trade in Mainland interest rate swaps, and potentially other derivatives in futures.

    Credit Risk

    HKMA Explores Use of Deep Learning for Credit Risk Assessment

    By Editors | 04/07/2022

    A trained model was able to consistently detect corporate credit deterioration at both the transaction level and aggregate level with a three-month lead time.

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