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Fintech / Regtech
APRA Outlines Expectations on Managing Crypto-Asset Risks
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/04/2022
Regulated entities looking to launch crypto-asset-related operations should consult their supervisor first. A longer-term prudential framework is being developed.
Capital / Liquidity
Korea FTC Considers Stricter Regulations for Upbit, Bithumb
By Editors | 21/04/2022
Korean companies categorised as “large businesses” are placed under close monitoring and must disclose information on major intracompany dealings, board decisions and shareholders.
Capital / Liquidity
Thailand Asks State Banks to Help Debtors with NPLs
By Editors | 21/04/2022
Five state banks are asked to grant defer repayments and grant new loans to debtors who are already past due on old debt.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC, SAFE Step Up Support for Covid-Hit Economy
By Editors | 19/04/2022
Banks are asked to increase lending, delay loan repayments, defer overdue loan reclassification, and support infrastructure projects and property developers.
Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Bank Issues Provisioning Policy for ‘Other Assets’
By Editors | 19/04/2022
Banks will have to hold ‘bad debt’ level provisions against funds allocated for certain business expenditures if they sit on the balance sheet as ‘other assets’ for over a year.
Capital / Liquidity
UK Regulators Warn Banks Against ‘Gaming the Rules’
By Editors | 18/04/2022
The warning is reportedly directed at Barclays, the only UK lender that used its pension scheme for capital arbitrage transactions in recent years.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Cuts RRR for Banks as Economic Uncertainty Looms
By Editors | 17/04/2022
The cut will free up an estimated CNY 530 billion in banking system liquidity to support the economy and keep financing costs stable.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Introduces New Standing Deposit Facility for Banks
By Editors | 16/04/2022
The facility allows banks to deposit excess liquidity at the RBI, without the central bank having to provide government securities as collateral in exchange.
Capital / Liquidity
Controls at Vietnam Banks to Be Subject to Independent Audit
By Editors | 12/04/2022
Internal control systems at credit institutions and foreign bank branches in Vietnam will be subject to independent auditing, according to a new circular.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA Consults on Interim Capital Reporting Standards
By Editors | 08/04/2022
APRA says it has made changes to better meet data needs, simplify reporting requirements, and reduce the need for future data collections and ad hoc requests.
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