Tag: basel iii

Global carve outs on margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives will be of great benefit to Asian exporters and importers.

Chng Sok Hui, CFO of DBS Group, discusses the logic behind the creation of DBS's corporate treasury function

China attempts to calm markets over bank liquidity fears; Korea launches new "reg-lite" stock market for SMEs; Vietnam lowers deposit ceiling to spur bank lending.

Thailand's top politicians give the go ahead for capital controls; India tweaks its M&A regulations; China enhances its employment laws

Regulations, buffer requirements, and low yields are placing Asian banks’ liquidity management teams to the test.

Smaller non-bank financial companies are trying to find their niche come Basel III. But what can they really offer?

Basel regulators have agreed to delay bank liquidity buffer regulations for another four years, which is later than most had expected. Full implementation will be required by 2019.

Europe will delay the Basel III deadline for bank capital requirements for six months at least. Originally set to go live in January 2013, Europe now follows the US in postponing the regulations.

As a result of Basel III Banks are trying to offload their exposure to trade finance via securitisations, but they are struggling to get anywhere.

It’s accepted by many as a real and present danger, but there's very little anyone can do about it. This is why the bankers are silent on the matter, naturally preferring to steer the conversation to what they can and are prepared to deal with.

JP Morgan's lack of transparency is not helping itself or the derivatives industry.

European banks are pulling financing out of Asia with Singapore and Hong Kong badly hurt, especially in trade finance. Asian banks are taking some of the slack.