CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

China Regulators Lobby EU to Ease Banking Access Requirement

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2018

PBOC, CBRC say cost of setting up a parent holding company might outweigh the intended improvement in supervision.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Lowers Capital Adequacy Ratio as Local Banks Struggle

By Editors | 26/01/2018

State bank lowers CAR to 8 percent as analysts and bank executives start to worry about capital adequacy under Basel norms.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Regulator Eyes Digital-Only Bank Regime

By Editors | 24/01/2018

Head of Financial Supervisory Commission says to produce feasibility study this year; visit South Korea and Japan to investigate internet-only banking concept.

Capital / Liquidity

Single Branch of Chinese Bank Fined $72mn for Hiding Bad Loans

By Editors | 24/01/2018

Branch of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank admits fault for issuing more than more than $12bn to over 1,400 shell companies.

Capital / Liquidity

IMF, World Bank Issue Reports on India Financial Supervision, Market Infrastructure

By Samuel Riding | 24/01/2018

Reports praise progress but suggest more can be done on governance at public sector banks, market infrastructure risk management, among other issues.

Securities / Derivatives

Banks Will Struggle if Prop Trading is Reintroduced

By Peter Guy | 22/01/2018

US banks lobbied hard for a rollback of the Volcker Rule and a return to proprietary trading to bolster profits. They will soon find that it’s now a different world.

Capital / Liquidity

China Targets “Complex and Serious” Systemic Risks in Financial Sector

By Garima Chitkara | 22/01/2018

CBRC announces greater focus on shadow banking and lending norms; CBRC chief warns of looming “black swan” event in financial industry.

AML / KYC

Hong Kong SFC Looks to Optimise Enforcement Action

By Editors | 18/01/2018

New guidance removes threat of criminal prosecution in cases of “non-serious” regulatory breaches and cooperation ‘above and beyond’ regulatory obligations.

Capital / Liquidity

HK Hikes Capital Buffer Due to High Credit-GDP, Property-Rent Gaps

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2018

Central bank chief expresses concern about growing gaps between credit and GDP, property prices and rents.