Capital / Liquidity

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The RBI has withdrawn its early April ban on NDFs but barred banks from undertaking new INR derivative contracts with related parties.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

Securities / Derivatives

US Regulators Expand Treasury Cross-Margining to Clients

By Manesh Samtani | 20/04/2026

A move to allow client cross-margining for US Treasuries aims to boost market liquidity, enhance resilience, and provide capital efficiencies for participants.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Eases Capital Rules to Free Up KRW 99 Trillion

By Mark Johnston | 20/04/2026

Regulators are easing rules for banks and insurers to channel funds into strategic industries and support companies impacted by Middle East instability.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Proposes Prudential Rules for Use of Permissionless Blockchains

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/04/2026

The regulator is consulting on a risk-sensitive approach that would allow certain permissionless cryptoassets to qualify for less punitive capital treatment.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Asks State Refiners to Curb Dollar Buying to Support Rupee

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/04/2026

The central bank has revived crisis-era measures, directing oil firms to use a special credit line to ease pressure on the currency.