All posts tagged "Creditworthiness"
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455FeatureHKMA to Consult on BNPL Protections in ‘Coming Months’
Hong Kong official Christopher Hui says regulations for banks and money lenders on providing unsecured credit already cover BNPL services.
June 5, 2022 -
502Big PictureNGFS Issues Reports on Climate-related Risks and Ratings
Two new reports shed light on the extent to which climate risks are taken into account by FIs and affect credit ratings.
May 24, 2022 -
483ESG / SustainabilityEuropean Commission Consults on ESG Ratings Market
The consultation will feed into an impact assessment being prepared this year to evaluate whether a policy initiative on ESG ratings is needed.
April 14, 2022 -
591ESG / SustainabilityESMA Consults on Climate Risk Stress Testing Approach for CCPs
ESMA has identified four elements of climate risk that may adversely impact CCPs - physical risk, rapid transition risk, business risk, and collateral replacement risk.
March 2, 2022 -
336ChinaChina: New Rules Issued to Address Unreliable Bond Ratings
The rules require credit rating agencies to strengthen their methodologies and systems, improve corporate governance, and avoid conflicts of interest.
August 8, 2021 -
395ChinaICBC Extends Loan to Huarong to Pay Offshore Bond
The CBIRC had asked banks not to withhold loans from Huarong for at least six months, to help the company refinance its debt.
April 30, 2021 -
302Australia & NZAustralia Passes Mandatory Comprehensive Credit Reporting Bill
Banks will have to report expanded information about the credit history of their customers to credit agencies, paving the way for more competition in the lending market.
February 8, 2021 -
589Big PictureRegulatory Intervention Needed for JPY LIBOR Transition – Fitch
Japan’s decision to keep TIBOR may slow the adoption of TONA, lengthening the time needed to generate liquidity in TONA derivatives and establish forward-looking TONA rates.
January 26, 2021 -
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ESG Risk Disclosure Standards Would Support Bank Stress Tests – Fitch
Ratings agency puts case for integration of ESG risks into financial reporting using “common set of internationally comparable metrics”.
November 2, 2020 -
1.2KAsia-PacificBSP to Stimulate SME Lending with New Credit Risk Database
The database will use financial statements and loan default information held by financial institutions to generate credit scores and better estimate default risk.
October 29, 2020
