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Capital / Liquidity
Korea Efforts to Tackle Household Debt Have Little Impact as Boom Continues
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Regulator calls on banks to strictly screen mortgage applications as household debt increases by $15.9bn over July and August.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA Delays Economic and Financial Statistics Reform
By Douglas Cheung | 13/09/2017
Banks should still devote time to correctly budget, resource and plan technology projects for EFS based on the new timelines.
Capital / Liquidity
China Joins US in Leading Bank Profitability as Capital Shortfalls All but Disappear
By Samuel Riding | 13/09/2017
BIS report on Basel III finds US and China make up more than half the profits of the world’s Group 1 banks; TLAC shortfall of 12 G-SIBs tumbles to $360mn.
Capital / Liquidity
Don’t Expect New EU Equivalency Decisions for Asia
By Samuel Riding | 07/09/2017
Ben Pott, head of government affairs at NEX Group, suggests Brexit and the time taken to resolve US-EU CCP issue, make equivalency rulings unlikely.
Capital / Liquidity
Japan’s Low Interest Rate Environment Suffocates Regional Banks
By Editors | 07/09/2017
FSA’s commissioner ‘embarrassed to see regional banks’ balance sheets in their core businesses deteriorate more quickly than we expected.’
AML / KYC
Top CBRC Adviser Flags Failures to Address Operational Risks
By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2017
CBRC chief adviser and former SFC chief Dr Andrew Sheng says regulation risks pro-cyclicality when real economy requires structural change.
Capital / Liquidity
SAS, KPMG Launch Microsoft Azure-based IFRS 9 Solution
By Editors | 31/08/2017
Technology will be offered 1st in Singapore to meet January 2018 IFRS 9 deadline, can be extended to stress testing and other regulatory requirements.
Capital / Liquidity
Philippine Central Bank Strengthens Compliance Standards
By Editors | 28/08/2017
Chief compliance officer must be full-time, boards given overarching responsibility; foreign banks must translate all documents into English.
Capital / Liquidity
Singapore Regulator Issues Resolution Regime
By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2017
Resolution regime includes four stage assessment criteria for financial institutions, emphasises private sector role; to be operationalised ‘in due course’.
Capital / Liquidity
S.Korea Eyes Deregulation to Encourage Banking Competition
By Samuel Riding | 23/08/2017
FSC to come up with deregulation plan by end-of year; wants more challengers to financial sector incumbents after approval of internet-only banks.
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