Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Japan, China Regulators Watching Smaller Banks as Competition Spurs Risk-Taking

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 06/10/2025

Compressed margins and nimble competitors are forcing smaller banks in Japan and China to move up the risk spectrum, prompting regulatory scrutiny.

Capital / Liquidity

Basel Committee Cites 'Significant Progress' on Final Bank Capital Rules

By Editors | 06/10/2025

Most member jurisdictions now have key post-crisis credit and operational risk standards in effect, the BCBS reports.

Capital / Liquidity

SBV Vows to Boost Lending, Targets up to 20% Credit Growth

By Editors | 06/10/2025

The central bank aims to support the government's ambitious economic growth goals while controlling credit to riskier sectors and managing inflation.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh to Allow Exporters Access to Global Invoice Discounting

By Editors | 05/10/2025

The initiative aims to ease exporter liquidity challenges from deferred payments by capping discount rates and integrating domestic banks into new platforms.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Tweaks Rule-Book Grades, Approves G-SIB Assessment

By Editors | 03/10/2025

The BCBS has changed a key term in country assessments and completed the annual review of top global banks.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Forms Task Force as Bank-Appraiser Valuation Dispute Escalates

By Editors | 03/10/2025

A government task force is set to tackle a long-running conflict over in-house property valuations after an industry group protested KB Kookmin Bank.

Capital / Liquidity

Regulators Link Consumer Financial Health to Prudential Risk, BIS Finds

By Editors | 03/10/2025

A new paper from the Bank for International Settlements finds authorities are using consumer well-being data to inform policy and prudential oversight.

Capital / Liquidity

Australian Central Bank Flags Global Market, Cyber and China Risks

By Editors | 03/10/2025

The RBA has identified vulnerabilities in global markets, operational resilience, and China as key threats, while noting Australia's domestic system remains sound.

Capital / Liquidity

BB Relaxes Reporting Rules to Attract Foreign Investment

By Mark Johnston | 02/10/2025

The move scraps the requirement for immediate reporting of temporary foreign investment accounts, aiming to facilitate overseas capital inflows.