CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

China to Further Tighten P2P Rules

By Samuel Riding | 23/08/2016

Businesses will need to adjust to platform limits; limits also placed on individual borrowing.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Increases Pace of Rural Bank Closures

By Samuel Riding | 23/08/2016

Central bank has closed 15 lenders so far this year; aiming to strengthen local banks as presence of foreign institutions expands.

Capital / Liquidity

Margining Big Bang Starts With a Whimper

By Samuel Riding | 22/08/2016

EU, Australia, Japan and HK deferments could be followed by US and Japan; call variation margining plans into question.

Capital / Liquidity

India Regulators Outline Corporate Bond Reforms

By Samuel Riding | 22/08/2016

Steps aim to improve liquidity and boost corporate bond markets.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Issues India Review

By Samuel Riding | 19/08/2016

Report suggests improvements to macro-prudential framework and supervision of non-banking finance companies.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Removes ‘NBQB’ Loan Registration Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 19/08/2016

Rule making it easier for non-banks with quasi-banking functions to borrow offshore takes effect on 15 September.

Capital / Liquidity

Global Regulators Turn Focus to CCPs

By Samuel Riding | 19/08/2016

CPMI-IOSCO and FSB issue series of reports addressing the risks posed by central counterparties.

AML / KYC

India Penalises Cooperative Banks for KYC Failures

By Samuel Riding | 18/08/2016

Four lenders fined for violating KYC and other regulations

Capital / Liquidity

OJK Eyes Loan-rule Easing to Boost Consumption

By Samuel Riding | 18/08/2016

Regulator says banks’ bad loan risks are manageable; could permit down payment-free home loans.