HSBC’s strategic push to Asia promises explicit investment in transaction banking platforms and lending rates set to undercut existing lenders*, but the shift will be far less substantial than presumed.
Regulatory roundup: The PBoC relaxes capital account control by allowing onshore RMB conversion; China’s congress vote removes loan-to-deposit ratio requirement; RBI discloses D-SIB list, with additional common ...
Analysts at Fitch Ratings say Asia-Pacific banks' vulnerability rises as China’s growth is slowing and economists at multiple institutions cut GDP estimates for the country.
Surveys show 74% of corporates with renminbi exposures cite CIPS delays as their most important regulatory concern, while others identify deregulation.
China has further simplified outbound and inbound investment regulation in China; Alibaba has been "ordered" out of Taiwan for disguising Chinese ownership of its Taiwan entity; The Reserve Bank of India has ...
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) issued draft rules intended to curb entrusted loans; Indonesia's legislature intends to continue to cap foreign banks, while seeking lower capital requirements in ...
After the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) devaluation of the dong on January 7, CT asks FX strategists what similar FX moves Asia-Pacific treasurers should look for in 2015.