S. Korean Financial Regulator to Ease IPO Requirements

15/04/2014

The Financial Services Commission plans to improve the corporate financing environment by promoting initial public offerings (IPOs) and invigorating the moribund local capital market.

Australian Regulator Improves Capital-Raising Option for Mutual ADIs

15/04/2014

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said it is relaxing banking rules to give mutually owned authorised deposit-taking institutions more scope to fund their growth.

Basel Issues Tough Lending Rules for Big Banks

15/04/2014

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a new guideline that limits how much business banks can do with each other to contain fallout should one of the banks fail.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia’s Regulator to Monitor Financial Conglomerates

15/04/2014

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority will issue a new regulation later this year that will tighten monitoring of financial conglomerates.

Hong Kong Prepares Sukuk Issuance

14/04/2014

Hong Kong is ready for Islamic bonds following the establishment of a tax framework that supports sukuk issuance, and as the government further develops a market for such bonds in the territory with the debut of a government sukuk.

Singapore Revises Securities Market Fee Structure from June

10/04/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is offering new incentives to boost liquidity on the exchange as it introduced revised securities market fees, particularly clearing, transfer and onward settlement fees, with effect from June 1.

China, Hong Kong Approve Cross-Border Stock Investment

10/04/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission have given their go-ahead to the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.

ASEAN Exchanges Launch Post Trade Solution, Appoints Deutsche Bank for Custody Services

08/04/2014

Exchanges of the southeast Asian member nations launched a streamlined and cost-effective post-trade solution for cross-border transaction over the ASEAN Trading Link.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia Plans Initiatives to Boost Islamic Finance

08/04/2014

Indonesia’s regulators are planning to roll out initiatives to develop Islamic finance.