Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Extends LRS Daily Reporting to AD-II Banks and Money Changers

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/12/2025

Effective 1 January 2026, AD Category-II banks and money changers must file daily LRS returns directly to the RBI’s CIMS platform, aimed at tightening monitoring of individual remittances.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Finalises AT1 Phase-Out Plan, Toughens Bank Capital Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/12/2025

APRA confirms removal of hybrid securities from the capital framework, increasing capital minimums for major banks and altering leverage ratio rules from 2027.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korea Forms New Advisory Committee to Attract Foreign Capital

By Mark Johnston | 04/12/2025

Deputy PM Koo Yoon-chul said the government aims to create an environment that supports greater inflows of foreign investment funds.

Securities / Derivatives

APAC Firms Face Significant Hurdles in European Shift to T+1

By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2025

With the shift to T+1 set for October 2027, APAC firms face mounting operational challenges, especially in managing time zone differences and FX processes.

Capital / Liquidity

NBFI Growth Creates Uncertainty in Monetary Policy Transmission: BIS

By Mark Johnston | 04/12/2025

Rapid growth of investment funds and bond markets requires central banks to adopt gradual yet flexible policy approaches to manage transmission risks.

Securities / Derivatives

Domestic Investors Enhance Market Stability but Reduce Liquidity: HKMA

By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2025

New paper recommends a combination of policy measures to encourage domestic participation and targeted actions to alleviate the negative side effects on liquidity.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Retains SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank as D-SIBs on 2025 List

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/12/2025

SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have kept their positions on the 2025 D-SIB list, remaining in the same bucketing structure as the 2024 list.

Capital / Liquidity

China Vanke Plan to Delay Debt Repayment Shakes Markets

By Editors | 03/12/2025

Vanke's plan to delay a CNY 2 billion bond payment with no upfront cash has intensified concerns over the limits of government support.

Market Infrastructure

Korea Advances 'Productive Finance' Initiative, Securing Pledges from FIs

By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2025

Regulators are driving a pivot from property-based lending to funding for strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.