All posts tagged "Mizuho"
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810Hong KongHong Kong to Update List of FSPs Under Clearing Obligation
Eight additional entities are proposed to be included on the list of Financial Services Providers under the OTC derivatives clearing regime.
March 27, 2020 -
427Capital RegulationJapan Banks to Hold More Capital Against Partner Relationships – Report
Higher capital requirements could accelerate the unwinding of cross-shareholdings, a Japanese practice of owning shares in business partners.
January 27, 2020 -
327AML / KYCMizuho Ordered to Pay Caymans-related Back Taxes and Penalty
The bank is disputing the penalty, saying its Caymans subsidiaries were created for as a special vehicle for fundraising, and not to conceal profits or evade taxes.
November 28, 2019 -
494Capital RegulationRecession Fears Prompt Japan to Stress Test Major Financial Firms
The BOJ and FSA will jointly coordinate stress tests on Japan’s three G-SIBs and four D-SIBs to assess how capital and liquidity could be affected if stocks fell and the yen spiked.
October 23, 2019 -
740AML / KYCJapan Banks Exit Forex Business Amid AML Cost Concerns
While smaller banks are exiting the foreign exchange business entirely, larger banks are raising counter service fees for overseas remittances.
October 17, 2019 -
1.2KAsia-PacificCompetitive Dynamics in Banking Intensify Across APAC: S&P Global
Indigenous virtual banks, global digital-only banks, and digitised traditional banks are all vying for market share, says a new report from S&P Global Ratings.
July 18, 2019 -
772Asia-PacificMyanmar Allows 35pc Foreign Ownership in Local Banks
Foreign funding will support growing demand for financing and help banks upgrade loan screening and data systems.
February 5, 2019 -
707Asia-Pacific
Myanmar Allows Local Lending by Foreign Bank Branches
To date, the 13 foreign banks with branches in Myanmar have only been allowed to lend to foreign entities in the country, and only in foreign currencies.
November 13, 2018 -
574Fintech / RegtechJapanese Banks Trial Blockchain-based Settlement for Small Transactions
Nine banks will use Fujitsu technology to test the ability of a custom digital currency to achieve low-cost performance of real-time gross settlement for small-scale transactions.
October 31, 2018 -
600ChinaShinzo Abe’s Beijing Visit Paves Way for Financial Sector Cooperation
Forty years since the 1978 peace treaty marked by a series of MoUs between central banks, securities regulators, stock exchanges and industry bodies, among others.
October 29, 2018
