The People's Bank of China pledges assets to refinance certain municipalities under a new pilot scheme; Singapore locks in benefits for Suzhou and Tianjin treasury centres; While new details leaked on HKMA’s treasury ...
Banks began processing international renminbi payments through China’s new cross-border interbank payment system (Cips) sparking wide acclaim from participants.
When “know your client” rules for correspondent banking went live, banks responded by exiting countries and products en-masse. New onboarding and database tools should help to reverse this worrying trend.
PBoC changes deposit reserve calculation for banks; APEC ministers commit to standard tax and trade barriers; Basel III monitor shows banks largely compliant
The HKMA scraps renminbi clearing bank requirements for repo transactions; Korean regulator promises lower foreign bank barriers; Safe reforms foriegn debt policies for non-Chinese MNCs.
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 ...
Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has signed up for Swift’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry. Similar initiatives could help treasurers get onboarded with banks faster.