MAS is raising the leverage limit for S-REITs and deferring implementation of the minimum interest coverage ratio requirement, on top of recently-announced enhanced share issue limits.
April 17, 2020Hedge funds were found to have sufficient portfolio liquidity to meet investor redemption demands under normal market conditions, based on end-September 2018 data.
April 16, 2020The chief operating officer of Nasdaq-listed Luckin Coffee, along with his employees, are said to have fabricated about $310mn worth of sales transactions.
April 6, 2020The FSC's plans include the development of a high yield corporate bond market, an overhaul of securitisation regulations, and looser rules on securities firms providing capital to SMEs, among others.
March 5, 2020High leverage in the corporate sector make it essential to improve the ability of equity markets to strengthen corporate balance sheets and support long-term investments.
February 19, 2020The FSC will cap illiquid investments at 50% for open-ended funds, require them to conduct regular stress tests, raise transparency of complex fund structures, and enhance supervisory monitoring.
February 15, 2020The IMF is adding climate-related factors to its existing stress-testing methodology to help government and private-sector leaders prepare for potential financial shocks.
February 8, 2020The FSS has identified at least four firms whose funds face potential liquidity crisis risks, similar to Lime Asset Management, which has so far frozen 1.7tr won in assets.
February 4, 2020The 2020 work programme provides an update on five existing priorities and an overview of planned work on a new priority - corporate debt and leveraged loans.
January 31, 2020Non-bank financial intermediation posing bank-like financial stability risks grew by 1.7% in 2018, significantly slower than the 2012-2017 average annual growth rate of 8.5%.
January 20, 2020