Indonesia

Credit Risk

OJK Asks Banks to Commit to Rate Cuts

By Samuel Riding | 07/03/2016

Regulator says lenders should reduce rates to single digits by end-2016.

Trading & Investment

Indonesia Introduces ‘Promissory’ Forex Hedging

By Samuel Riding | 03/03/2016

Regulation designed to expand Islamic finance allows banks to offer deferred forex sales.

Credit Risk

OJK to Issue New Interest Rate Rules

By Samuel Riding | 23/02/2016

Indonesian financial services authority responds to calls for lower rates, central bank expected to cut benchmark.

Capital Adequacy

Indonesia Mandates Government Debt Investment

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

Pension and insurance funds to be required to hold up to 50 percent government paper.

Payments & Settlements

Indonesia Plans Integrated Payment System

By Samuel Riding | 15/12/2015

National Payment Gateway, which has been delayed for several years, expected to be completed in 2016.

Credit Risk

BI, OJK Sign MOU on Debtor Information System

By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2015

Indonesian central bank and regulator to coordinate on expanding system to cover entire financial sector.

Capital Adequacy

Indonesia to Impose Capital Surcharge on D-SIBs

By Editors | 15/10/2015

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority is proposing a draft regulation that will require the country’s most important banks to set aside more capital as a buffer against financial market volatility.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Indonesia to Announce D-SIBS After New Crisis Management Law is Passed

By Editors | 17/08/2015

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority says it will announce the country’s domestic systematically important banks after the new law on the Financial System Safety Net is passed.

Structural Regulation

Indonesia Court Shoots Down Challenge to Banking Regulator’s Authority

By Editors | 14/08/2015

Indonesia’s constitutional court has rejected a judicial review filed by a group challenging the legal basis for the establishment of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), saying that the regulator did not violate the 1945 Constitution.