Capital / Liquidity

Securities / Derivatives

BIS Paper Highlights Systemic Risks from Fund Hedging Behaviour

By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2026

New BIS bulletin finds speculative currency hedging by equity funds can amplify market shocks, posing risks to financial stability.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Unveils KRW 78 Trillion Package for Crisis-Hit Firms

By Mark Johnston | 22/04/2026

Financial regulators have announced significant loan and support packages from state and commercial lenders to aid companies facing liquidity issues.

Capital / Liquidity

Australia Launches Dual-Track Response to SME Economic Shock

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/04/2026

Government-backed zero-interest loans are being rolled out as major banks simultaneously adjust their own credit provisioning for at-risk sectors.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia Unveils New Guarantee Scheme, Eases Rules for MSMEs

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/04/2026

The government is providing enhanced credit guarantees and extending compliance deadlines to help small businesses navigate the global energy crisis.

Capital / Liquidity

Laos Plans Sovereign Wealth Fund to Bolster Economy

By Editors | 21/04/2026

The government has initiated a feasibility study for a National Investment Fund, modelled on Singapore's Temasek, to manage state assets and ease debt pressures.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Lifts Rupee NDF Curbs, Imposes New Related-Party Restrictions

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/04/2026

The RBI has withdrawn its early April ban on NDFs but barred banks from undertaking new INR derivative contracts with related parties.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Insurers Pivot to Bonds as New Capital Rules Bite

By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2026

South Korean insurers are de-risking portfolios and boosting high quality, longer duration bond holdings to meet a new core capital mandate effective in 2027.

Capital / Liquidity

Fragmented FRTB Rollout Risks Reshaping APAC’s Trading Landscape

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 21/04/2026

Diverging US, European and APAC approaches to market risk rules could shift pricing power and concentrate risk.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Relief to Cushion Bad Loans at Cost of Bank Profits: S&P

By Editors | 21/04/2026

S&P says the relief measures introduced for borrowers will contain bad loans but undermine bank profitability.