International

Structural Regulation

G20: Reality Meets Regulation for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

By Peter Guy | 05/09/2016

Governance and operational transparency will challenge its prestige once operations begin.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Raghuram Rajan – An Untimely Departure

By Editors | 01/09/2016

Regulation Asia publishes excerpts from 2005 Jackson Hole speech as a tribute to departing RBI governor.

Anti-Money Laundering

Banks’ Exit from Emerging Markets Hurting AML, CTF Efforts – FSB

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

Report to G20 says funds are being driven underground; cites failures to initiate derivative market reform in China and Korea.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Issues CIS Fees Guidance

By Samuel Riding | 29/08/2016

Report suggests best practice based on review conducted in 2015.

Capital Adequacy

Dodd-Frank: A Death Knell for Community Banking?

By Peter Guy | 29/08/2016

Asia’s local banks could yet feel the pinch amid outrage over denials of Dodd-Frank’s impact.

Anti-Money Laundering

New Zealand-China AML Operation Nets $31mn

By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2016

Forfeiture the largest ever in New Zealand and first related to crimes alleged to have occurred in China.

Market Risk

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.

Clearing & Post-Trade

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.

Model Risk

IFRS9 – An Elusive Measurement of Risk

By Peter Guy | 15/08/2016

Making the standard work alongside Basel is a challenge of bolting together financial reporting and practical risk measurement.