The BOJ warns of a buildup of risks from lending to “low-return borrowers”, delayed loan restructuring, and overseas exposures to leveraged loans and CLOs.
October 25, 2019Regulators should lead by example to promote the timely, full and consistent implementation of remaining reforms to support a level playing field and avoid regulatory arbitrage, the FSB says.
October 18, 2019Hong Kong’s MPF System relies on cheque settlement, manual handling and paper transactions. The MPFA aims to launch a new 'eMPF Platform' in 2022.
October 9, 2019Legislators and industry leaders need to work together to ensure the benefits of innovation do not come at the cost of fairness, choice, and privacy, says Zilliqa co-founder Max Kantelia.
August 27, 2019The rules currently require acquiring banks to merge all their local operations into a single entity, but this has proved unpopular among foreign lenders seeking to expand Indonesia operations.
August 6, 2019Singapore's big banks will be able to defend against new digital entrants, while small foreign-owned incumbents will face the greatest disruption risk, says Moody's Investors Service.
July 4, 2019Bank Indonesia’s roadmap for the payments system includes plans for open banking, real-time retail payments and a digital ID system.
May 29, 2019SWIFT has published a new paper to help financial institutions in India improve their monitoring of anomalous and potentially fraudulent transactions.
May 13, 2019Banks have not invested sufficiently in modernising their core internal systems due to a stronger focus on customer-facing applications, says Synpulse partner Salomon Wettstein.
May 10, 2019Under an updated MoU, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange to explore the feasibility of developing a stock connect programme.
April 25, 2019