Australia

Emerging Prudential Risks

APRA, ASIC Outline Expectations on Retirement Income Covenant

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 14/03/2022

While RSE licensees are not specifically required to offer retirement income products, they are expected to consider making changes to existing products or offering external products.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Updates Market Integrity Rules and 10 Rule Books

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/03/2022

From 10 March 2023, financial markets and participants will have to comply with new technological and operational resilience rules.

Structural Regulation

ASX Proposes New Fee Model for Issuer Services

By Editors | 10/03/2022

The new fee model is intended to be simpler and provide greater certainty to issuers about ASX charges for issuer services.

Capital Adequacy

RBNZ Defers Effective Date of New Insurance Solvency Standards

By Mark Johnston | 10/03/2022

The interim standard will come into force on 1 January 2023. The RBNZ is also consulting on the penalties and enforcement tools it has available for supervising insurers.

Emerging Prudential Risks

APRA Imposes New Limits on the Use of Offshore Reinsurers

By Mark Johnston | 10/03/2022

Updated prudential standard sets limits on exposures to offshore reinsurers. If a life company exceeds these limits, additional capital would need to be held.

Credit Risk

Hong Kong Balance of Risks Tilted to the Downside: IMF

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/03/2022

The IMF says Hong Kong authorities should strengthen analysis of Mainland-related credit risks, and ensure internal models used by local banks are sufficiently forward-looking.

PEPs & Sanctions

Russia Warns of “Swift” Response to US Energy Import Ban

By Manesh Samtani | 10/03/2022

EU adds 160 names to sanctions list, extends SWIFT ban to Belarus; New Zealand passes Russia Sanctions Bill. Fitch projects “imminent” sovereign default.

Payments & Settlements

ASIC Reverses Plans to Extend ePayment Protections to Small Business

By Editors | 08/03/2022

ASIC will publish an updated ePayments Code in April, enhancing some consumer protections and extending those protections to payments made using the NPP.

PEPs & Sanctions

New Zealand to Pass Russia Sanctions Bill This Week

By Manesh Samtani | 08/03/2022

The bill will pass “under urgency” this week, to provide further, extensive sanctions on Russia and individuals and companies connected to the Russian government.