The latest update highlights progress to implement the Basel III standards from APAC jurisdictions including Australia, Indonesia, Japan and China.
October 6, 2022Euro Pacific Bank customers will recoup 100 percent of their deposits. Several hundred investigations are still underway globally over whether the bank was used for tax evasion.
September 17, 2022China Minsheng Banking Corp was moved from Group 2 to Group 1, lowering its additional capital requirement.
September 12, 2022The PHP 10 million minimum capital requirement was raised to PHP 50 million, which is less than was proposed in May.
September 7, 2022OFSI provides no recognition (i.e., a 100% haircut) for Group 2 cryptoassets held as collateral, but is seeking views on hedging practices that could warrant a lower haircut.
August 29, 2022The ECB will look to ensure capital requirements criteria are applied when national regulators assess crypto-related licensing requests.
August 24, 2022The 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.
July 13, 2022Peter Schiff's Euro Pacific Bank was forced to close over capital shortfall and regulatory violations. The bank has been at the centre of a global tax evasion probe.
July 7, 2022Ant Group is reportedly aiming to file a preliminary IPO prospectus as early as next month, subject to regulatory feedback on its financial holding company setup.
June 21, 2022Nellie Dagdag considers the implications of a move to T+1 settlement cycle for equities in Asia Pacific, and the benefits it will bring.
June 15, 2022