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Prudential Standard on Securitisation

APRA standard on management of securitization risks

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority standard aims to ensure than banks adopt prudent practices to manage risks associated with securitization and to ensure sufficient regulatory capital is held against associated credit risk. Key requirements are that an authorized deposit-taking institution must: i) have a risk management framework covering its involvement in a securitization; ii) ensure there is clear and prominent disclosure of nature and limitations of its obligations arising from its involvement in a securitization; iii) not provide implicit support to a securitization; and iv) calculate regulatory capital for credit risk against its securitization exposures.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Jan 2018 Country: Australia

Type: Standard

Topics: Securitization, Risk management, Transparency and disclosure, Capital adequacy, Credit risk

Sectors: Banking

Code on Collective Investment Schemes

MAS amended CIS Code

Monetary Authority of Singapore amended code sets out best practices on management, operation and marketing of collective investment schemes that managers and approved trustees are expected to observe. Intended to enhance transparency and market discipline, improve operational effectiveness, and provide greater clarity to market practitioners.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Jan 2018 Country: Singapore

Type: Supervisory Practice

Topics: Corporate governance, Transparency and disclosure, Consumer education and protection

Sectors: Securities

Insurance Distribution Directive Implementation

FCA policy statement sets out near-final rules to implement the EU IDD

Financial Conduct Authority near-final rules to implement the European Union's Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). Summarizes: i) changes to the FCA's requirements related to the distribution of insurance-based investment products and wider life insurance business; ii) changes to FCA rules to implement requirements in the IDD that applyto life and non-investment insurance business; iii) additional changes to the Handbook; and iv) feedback to quarterly consultations.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Jan 2018 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Implementation

Parent: Insurance Distribution Directive

Topics: Consumer education and protection, Corporate governance, Transparency and disclosure

Sectors: Insurance

Prudential Practice Guide on Securitisation

APRA standard on management of securitization risks

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority guidance on sound practice in relation to the involvement of authorized deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) in securitization. Aims to ensure that banks adopt prudent practices to manage risks associated with securitization and to ensure sufficient regulatory capital is held against associated credit risk. Key requirements are that banks must: i) have a risk management framework covering their involvement in a securitization; ii) ensure there is clear and prominent disclosure of nature and limitations of obligations arising from involvement in a securitization; iii) not provide implicit support to a securitization; and iv) calculate regulatory capital for credit risk against securitization exposures.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Jan 2018 Country: Australia

Type: Sound Practice

Topics: Securitization, Risk management, Transparency and disclosure, Capital adequacy, Credit risk

Sectors: Banking

Proposed Revisions to the Regulatory Framework for Large Exposures of Singapore-incorporated Banks

MAS proposed revisions to rules governing large exposures

Monetary Authority of Singapore proposed revisions to its regulatory framework for the maximum allowable credit exposure to a single counterparty or connected group of counterparties. Proposes to tighten the capital base of the large exposure limit, apply the limit to most interbank exposures, and lower the limit on exposures to globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs), among other changes.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Jan 2018 Country: Singapore

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Parent: Supervisory Framework for Measuring and Controlling Large Exposures

Topics: Credit risk, Systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs)

Sectors: Banking

Deadline for comments: Feb 2018

Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) - Buffers and Threshold Conditions

PRA supervisory statement on relationship between MREL and regulatory capital buffers and threshold conditions

UK Prudential Regulation Authority supervisory statement regarding relationship between minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) and regulatory buffers. Sets out PRA's expectations regarding relationship between MREL and PRA's Threshold Conditions, the minimum requirements that firms must meet in order to be permitted to carry on regulated activities. Role of MREL is to make resolution strategies workable by ensuring that there are equity and liabilities within the firm that can credibly absorb losses and recapitalize businesses that need to continue operating.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Dec 2017 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Supervisory Practice

Parent: Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD)

Peer: Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities and Capital Buffers

Topics: Capital adequacy, Recovery and resolution, Licensing

Sectors: Banking

Liquidity Stress Testing by German Asset Managers

BaFin management summary of new guidelines for liquidity stress tests in the context of liquidity risk management

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany (BaFin) management summary provides overview of report that sets out current industry practice and idiosyncracies of the German asset management market. Report requires that design of liquidity stresses should account appropriately for the business model and size of the asset management company. Reporting and governance policies must be clear and consistent. Stress scenarios and the frequency of monitoring should be suitable to the nature of the individual fund.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Dec 2017 Country: Germany

Type: Guideline

Topics: Stress-testing, Liquidity risk and rules, Corporate governance, Transparency and disclosure

Sectors: Securities

HKMA Supervisory Policy on Competence and Ethical Behaviour

HKMA guideline on expected behaviour of bank staff

Hong Kong Monetary Authority guideline emphasizes the importance of the competence and ethical behaviour of staff at all levels within a bank's organizational structure and provides guidance on measures banks are expected to adopt in monitoring and maintaining the competence levels and ethical behaviour of their staff.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Dec 2017 Country: Hong Kong, China

Type: Guideline

Peer: Enhanced Competency Framework for Banking Practitioners

Topics: Conduct, Corporate governance

Sectors: Banking

Prudential Framework for Large Exposures

APRA proposed revisions to its prudential framework on large exposures

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority paper sets out revisions to its prudential framework for large exposures for banks. Core components are: i) reference to Tier 1 Capital as a basis for determining large exposures; ii) recalibration of existing large exposure limits, and introduction of a lower limit on D-SIB to D-SIB exposures; and iii) stronger set of requirements for measuring exposures values, and for assessing groups of connected counterparties.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Dec 2017 Country: Australia

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Parent: Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD), Supervisory Framework for Measuring and Controlling Large Exposures

Topics: Credit risk

Sectors: Banking

PRA's Senior Managers Regime

Management responsibility map for senior staff of the PRA

UK Prudential Regulation Authority publication sets out how it applies its Senior Managers Regime applicable to regulated firms to the PRA itself. The Responsibilities Map describes the PRA's management and governance arrangements and shows how responsibilities have been allocated.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Dec 2017 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Standard

Peer: FCA's Senior Managers Regime , Strengthening Accountability in Banking

Topics: Supervisory framework, Corporate governance

Sectors: Banking, Insurance

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382 records

Prudential Standard on Securitisation

Code on Collective Investment Schemes

Insurance Distribution Directive Implementation

Prudential Practice Guide on Securitisation

Proposed Revisions to the Regulatory Framework for Large Exposures of Singapore-incorporated Banks

Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) - Buffers and Threshold Conditions

Liquidity Stress Testing by German Asset Managers

HKMA Supervisory Policy on Competence and Ethical Behaviour

Prudential Framework for Large Exposures

PRA's Senior Managers Regime

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