CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

CBRC Urges Joint Stock Banks to Up Credit Risk Monitoring

By Samuel Riding | 16/12/2016

Chairman also warns on non-credit business; says banks should increase liquid reserves.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Probing Banks’ Interest-rate Risk

By Samuel Riding | 16/12/2016

Yield on 10-year government bonds has swung into positive territory after Trump victory.

Capital / Liquidity

S.Korea to Issue RRP Rules in Early 2017

By Samuel Riding | 15/12/2016

Regulators will be able to restrict business activity of financial institutions that fail to comply.

AML / KYC

APAC Regulators Set to Up Cyber-scrutiny

By Samuel Riding | 14/12/2016

FIs should also brace for more monitoring, enforcement, according to Deloitte, Simmons and Simmons.

Capital / Liquidity

S.Korea to Tighten Monitoring of Loan Spreads

By Samuel Riding | 14/12/2016

Regulator to also set up mechanism for consumer loan comparison on a like-for-like basis.

Capital / Liquidity

S.Korea to Hasten Market Stabilisation Efforts

By Samuel Riding | 13/12/2016

Financial regulator to implement ‘prepackaged bankruptcy’ next year.

Capital / Liquidity

Top Marks for Indonesia, Japan, Singapore in BCBS Assessments

By Samuel Riding | 12/12/2016

Reviews find three jurisdictions ‘compliant’ on LCR; Indonesia ‘largely compliant’ on risk-based capital.

AML / KYC

HK SFC Fined Firms $3.33mn in 1H16

By Samuel Riding | 09/12/2016

Disciplinary actions up 67%; civil proceedings rise 23%; completed investigations increase by 24%.

AML / KYC

Philippine Central Bank Pushes Reform of 23-Year-Old Charter

By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2016

Reform would see BSP receive more financial support to enhance regulatory and supervisory powers.