CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

IIGCC: Climate Physical Risk Tool Is Game Changer

By ESG Investor | 20/08/2024

A new methodology allows investors to evaluate and report on the physical risk climate change poses to their real assets.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Consults on Revisions to Based III SPM Module

By Editors | 20/08/2024

The revisions take into account changes to the capital standards that were gazetted in December 2023 as part of the implementation of the Basel III final package.

AML / KYC

China, US Exchange Letters of Cooperation on Financial Stability

By Editors | 20/08/2024

PBOC and US Treasury officials agreed to strengthen information sharing and coordinate in times of financial stress and operational resilience issues.

Capital / Liquidity

BOK Seeks to Promote Growth in Resident Foreign Currency Deposits

By Editors | 19/08/2024

Foreign currency deposits in Korea only accounted for 5.4% of total deposits at the end of last year, compared to around 20.1 in OECD countries.

ESG / Sustainability

BSP Calls on Lenders to Do More to Support Climate Action

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/08/2024

The BSP said green finance “has yet to fully take off” and that lenders need to do more to support climate action efforts of enterprises and households.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia to Establish Money Market CCP by End of Year

By Editors | 19/08/2024

Bank Indonesia and eight banks will invest in and help develop the CCP, which will be housed under IDClear, the CCP for the country’s capital market.

Fintech / Regtech

Japan FSA to Start Using AI for Monitoring Soundness of FIs

By Editors | 17/08/2024

The new system is being put in place to speed up the detection of issues in the financial system and help prevent financial crises and bank failures.

Capital / Liquidity

Chinese SOE Takes Control of Private Lender Jiangxi Yumin Bank

By Editors | 17/08/2024

The transaction marks the first time a state-owned company has taken control of a private lender in China.

Capital / Liquidity

Thailand to Establish New National Credit Guarantee Agency

By Editors | 17/08/2024

The new agency will assess the credit risk of individual businesses and issue guarantee certificates which can be used to apply for loans from FIs.