Capital / Liquidity

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Launches Enhanced Arrangements for RMB Bond Repo

By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2025

The new arrangements allow re-use of Chinese bond collateral and facilitate cross-currency trades saw over CNY 3 billion in transactions on debut.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Philippine Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Establish National Bitcoin Reserve

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2025

A new bill directs the BSP to acquire 10,000 Bitcoin over five years and hold it for two decades to diversify national assets.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Opens Consultation on Revised Capital Rules for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 25/08/2025

The proposed revisions seek to balance financial stability with economic efficiency and competition.

Capital / Liquidity

China Proposes Overhaul of M&A Loan Rules to Support Minority Stakes

By Editors | 23/08/2025

Draft rules raise financing limits and tenors for control deals and set new, differentiated terms for equity-participation loans.

Capital / Liquidity

NZ Lawmakers Urge Immediate Halt to Bank Capital Hikes

By Manesh Samtani | 23/08/2025

A parliamentary committee report has recommended pausing capital increases and creating a new prudential policy body to boost banking competition.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh in $62b Distressed Loan Crisis, Capital Ratios Plummet

By Mark Johnston | 22/08/2025

A central bank report, mandated by IMF loan terms, shows capital adequacy is now the lowest in South Asia, breaching regulatory minimums.

Capital / Liquidity

China Directs Banks to Optimise Loans for Legacy PPP Projects

By Editors | 22/08/2025

Guidelines from the finance ministry encourage lenders to renegotiate rates and extend maturities to ensure project viability and reduce costs.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Banks Directed to Aid Petrochemical Sector in Restructuring

By Editors | 22/08/2025

Regulators have asked banks to maintain existing credit lines to the petrochemical industry on a "stand-still" basis while companies formulate their restructuring plans.

Capital / Liquidity

Financial Firms Push Back as Korea Doubles Education Tax Rate

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/08/2025

Banks, insurers, securities houses and card firms warn the higher levy on revenues will squeeze profits, weaken capital buffers and raise costs for consumers.