Articles by Afiq Isa
Asia-Pacific banks grapple with conduct risk rules
Australia, Hong Kong regimes lead in developing conduct risk guidelines; Singapore lags behind
Rising yields prompt China banks to up loan-loss coverage
Domestic and foreign lenders reassessing loan books and tweaking hedging strategies
Maybank takes to the dark web to tackle hackers
Bank’s CRO and CTO discuss front-foot approach to cyber threats
From Lehman to rupee crashes: India’s CCP chief on market stress
Risk chief sets about bolstering CCIL’s risk modelling, lookback periods, and portfolio compression
Singapore’s banks frontload IFRS 9 provisioning hit
UOB, OCBC announce $1.4 billion set-asides in Q4 results to account for oil and gas loan exposures
Apac banks fear cyber risk capital shortfall under SMA
Method’s reliance on past losses and lack of scenario analysis could weaken cyber risk defences
Chinese megabanks set to lose out in switch to SMA
Bank of China, ICBC likely to see lower reductions in operational risk capital due to reliance on interest income
Apac banks dodge op risk capital hit from new rules
Chinese lenders have largest capital requirements in region; banks expect muted increase on average
HKMA offers fast-track model vetting in swaps hub pitch
Streamlined process could take just six months, says official
Esma downplays fears of LEI logjam
Applications have risen sharply in recent months, but concerns Asia is lagging behind other jurisdictions remain
IFRS 9 prompts Asian banks to downgrade loan books
DBS raises provisioning on weaker energy loans fourfold in third quarter, citing rules impact
Asian banks cry foul over FRTB’s currency risk weights
Basel’s risk weights under SBA said to unfairly penalise banks reporting forex risk positions in non-G3 currencies
SGX, HKEX expect to be among first wave of Mifid II equivalence
Hong Kong should also benefit from acceleration in process of allowing trading on non-EU venues
Malaysia set to delay FRTB implementation
Local lenders wait on central bank’s interpretation of Basel standards before upgrading IT infrastructure
FRTB: Asian banks criticise simpler standardised approach
Branch entities of larger banks barred from using simplified version of SBA
Asian privacy laws obstruct FRTB data pooling efforts
Bank scepticism and regulatory hurdles likely to inhibit cross-border information sharing