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Japan FSA Urges Banks to Enhance Crisis Readiness
21/09/2015
New guidelines call on banks to assess the impact of potential financial crises and to build up capital for such events.
Singapore Regulator Seeks to Enhance Supervisory Powers and Strengthen Business Conduct
21/09/2015
MAS proposes legislative amendments to enhance its supervisory powers and strengthen business conduct of regulated entities.
Regulators Taking Closer Look at Supervising Technology, says HSBC
21/09/2015
Regulators have been looking more closely at whether technology companies providing financial services should be supervised more heavily like banks, says HSBC chairman.
HKEx Announces CCASS Service Enhancements
21/09/2015
HKEx has announced the introduction of further CCASS service enhancements relating to Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in two stages, subject to SFC approval.
S. Korea Regulator to Task Overhaul of Debt-Laden Companies
21/09/2015
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission will charge a leading bad asset management firm to overhaul debt-laden companies in an effort to speed up the country’s corporate restructuring program.
Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia Receives FATF Praise for AML/CTF Efforts
21/09/2015
The Financial Action Task Force has issued a report praising Malaysia’s legal framework for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards.
India Relaxes Equity Investment Norms for Banks
20/09/2015
Lenders will no longer need prior approval to make equity investments if they have a capital risk-weighted asset ratio exceeding 10 percent and have made a profit in the previous financial year.
IOSCO Publishes Second Implementation Review of Oil PRA Principles
20/09/2015
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has issued its second review of the Implementation of the Oil Price Reporting Agencies Principles.
Securities / Derivatives
Pakistan Regulators Collaborate on Supervision
20/09/2015
Pakistan is considering creating a Council of Financial Regulators that will provide a forum for open dialogue and discussion between regulators on financial markets.
IOSCO Publishes Report on Cross-Border Regulation
20/09/2015
Final report published from the IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation.
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