Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam to Allow Banks to Go Bankrupt

By Editors | 27/11/2017

Bankruptcy will be a last resort; Vietnamese banking sector has bad debts of 8.6% of total credit, 17.2% NPL ratio; Moody’s outlook ‘positive’

Capital / Liquidity

China Cracks Down on Shadow-banking Through its own ‘Dodd-Frank’

By Garima Chitkara | 23/11/2017

Chinese regulators have released a new draft legislation to restrict financial institution activity.

Capital / Liquidity

Europe Tightens Rules on Overseas Credit Rating Endorsements

By Editors | 20/11/2017

Regulator says about two thirds of credit ratings used for regulatory purposes in the EU cover non-EU issuers of financial instruments.

Capital / Liquidity

Trapped Liquidity Optimisation – Solutions for Asia

By Matthieu Sachot | 09/11/2017

Regulators in the region are introducing ever-tighter rules on the movement of cash and assets. Firms need to find innovative solutions.

Capital / Liquidity

Australia to Loosen Fundraising Rules for Mutuals in Bid to Boost Competition

By Editors | 09/11/2017

Credit unions, building societies will be able to raise funds without having to forego their status as customer-owned entities.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines Signs up to ASEAN Fund Passport Scheme; Green Bond Standards Introduced

By Garima Chitkara | 09/11/2017

ASEAN conference also hears of plans to allow cross-border transfer of capital markets professionals without additional license requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

India to Require Biggest Corporate Borrowers to Use LEIs

By Editors | 06/11/2017

Corporate borrowers which do not satisfy LEI requirement will not be allowed any more credit amid continued efforts to clean up bad debt.

Capital / Liquidity

China to Clampdown on Money Laundering via Property Market

By Editors | 06/11/2017

**Developers to conduct due diligence checks on sources of funding, buyers must use their own accounts to make property purchases in AML drive.
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Capital / Liquidity

When Deposit Insurance Isn’t Insurance

By Peter Guy | 06/11/2017

Calls for EU wide deposit insurance are supposed to herald banking union. But regulatory enforcement, national policies and financial technology stand in the way.