Securities / Derivatives

EMIR Drives Legal Entity Identifiers Adoption in APAC

28/11/2013

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) has become the key driver this year for Asian regulators beginning to include pre-LEI codes in their reporting requirements

ASIC Pleased with Superannuation PDS Changes

27/11/2013

ASIC launched the shorter Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) Regime” in June 2012, and has now had a chance to review a sample of the shorter PDSs for superannuation and simple management investment schemes.

S. Korea Implement Basel III Capital Regulations to Domestic Banks from December

26/11/2013

Basel III capital regulations will be phased in to the South Korean domestic banks from December 1, 2013, as part of strengthened prudential regulations for banking sector which have been under discussion since the global financial crisis.

Securities / Derivatives

Asia’s Capital Markets: Strategies for Sustained Growth

26/11/2013

Collective industry voice reveals critical need to develop broader and deeper capital markets in the region.

ASIC Launches Next Generation Market Surveillance System

25/11/2013

ASIC’s new market surveillance system is now in operation. The platform, knows as MAI (Market Analysis Intelligence) helps ASIC better […]

SGX Names New Chief Regulatory and Chief Risk Officers

25/11/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that Yeo Lian Sim is retiring as Chief Regulatory & Risk Officer at the end […]

ASIC Releases Revised Guidance on Custody

21/11/2013

ASIC has today released revised guidance on the custody of assets and standards to be met by asset holders. The […]

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysian Regulators Issue Consultation Paper on OTC Derivatives Reporting

21/11/2013

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) have issued a joint consultation paper […]

RBA Debelle: Remarks to the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) Forum on Perspectives on Financial Markets

20/11/2013

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Guy Debelle spoke to the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) Forum on Perspectives […]