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Basel reforms in Asia
Implementing post-crisis agenda
In January 2019, the Hong Kong Monetary Association ("HKMA") issued a circular to all locally incorporated Authorized Institutions ("AI"), urging them to start working on their firm-specific Fundamental Review of Trading Book ("FRTB"), based on the recent publication by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") on its new minimum capital requirements for market risk. These changes, together with the final revisions of Basel III on capital and liquidity requirements, have an implementation deadline of January 2022.
Amongst a number of changes, one specific area that will bear most challenges and close monitoring in relation to implementation will be the revisions to the market risk framework, otherwise referred to as FRTB. Given the complexity of the framework and the system challenges in implementation, there are significant ongoing debate and delays in finalisation at the national level including in the Asia-Pacific region.
While commitment to the principles of Basel and the objectives of Basel III remains, it would appear that the risk of regulatory fragmentation has increased. The focus now has turned to national implementation of the agreed-upon package and we are likely to see increased risk of regulatory fragmentation.
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