Article: SBP Governor for amendments in Banking Companies Ordinance to mitigate potential risks.

KARACHI, October 31 (PPI) : State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has proposed major changes in the Banking Companies Ordinance-1962 to bring all deposit taking Non-Bank Financial Companies (NBFCs) like Investment Banks, Leasing Companies and Housing Finance Companies completely under the fold of SBP. The major rationale behind this move is that these NBFCs are engaged in activities which are quite incidental to banking both on the liability as well as asset side. Bringing such entities under SBP would lead to greater supervisory efficiency as being regulator of banks. Its supervisory approach was well-equipped for their kind of business. The proposed amendments would enable ...

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