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Capital / Liquidity
FSC Korea Orders Sangsangin Plus Bank to Improve Management
By Editors | 02/07/2025
The action, the first of its kind since the 2011 crisis, comes as the bank’s delinquency rate tops 20%, more than double the industry average.
ESG / Sustainability
SEBI Tightens Disclosure Rules for Related Party Transactions
By Editors | 02/07/2025
New standards aim to boost transparency and empower audit committees and shareholders in approving transactions with related parties.
Fintech / Regtech
Australian Banks Launches New Anti-Scam Defence
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/07/2025
The new name-matching service will help to prevent customers from being tricked into sending money to criminals.
Capital / Liquidity
Korea to Cap Risk Exposure for Real Estate Trust Firms
By Editors | 02/07/2025
Regulators will introduce a 100% capital-based limit on land trust risk and expand net capital ratio requirements to curb risks.
Capital / Liquidity
Japan FSA Trials Machine Learning to Predict Credit Downgrades
By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2025
The FSA is using loan-level and macro data to build an early-warning model for borrower downgrades, citing potential for supervisory use.
AML / KYC
1MDB Liquidators Sue StanChart $2.7b Over Alleged AML Failures
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/07/2025
Three firms allege that the bank enabled over 100 intra-bank transfers that helped conceal the movement of stolen public funds.
Bangladesh Eases Rules on Service Payment Remittances for Foreign-Affiliated Firms
By Editors | 02/07/2025
Bangladesh Bank has expanded remittance eligibility to firms with less than 50% foreign ownership, subject to conditions.
Capital / Liquidity
SBV Directs Lenders to Earmark VND 500 Trillion for Key Projects
By Editors | 02/07/2025
The directive aims to accelerate key national infrastructure and transport projects amid ongoing challenges with site clearance and material supply.
ESG / Sustainability
Japan Regulators Deepen Climate Risk Scrutiny with New Scenario Tests
By Editors | 02/07/2025
Separate analyses for banks and insurers highlight growing transition and physical risks, urging firms to enhance risk management frameworks.
Capital / Liquidity
MAS Proposes New Levies to Recoup Costs of Future Bank Failures
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/07/2025
MAS proposes post-crisis levies on banks to recover resolution costs, with larger contributions from those holding more uninsured deposits.
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