SFC Signs AIFMD MoU with European Authorities

17/09/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission has entered into memoranda of understanding concerning consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information related […]

Thomson Reuters Adds Countries of Risks to its Entity Risk Solution

16/09/2013

Thomson Reuters, today announced the launch of an enhanced entity risk offering to help financial institutions, including custodian banks, regional […]

New Zealand: Regulatory Reporting Guide Consultation Underway

16/09/2013

Regulatory reporting is changing for Authorised Financial Advisers (AFAs). FMA has opened a consultation paper on the proposed Regulatory Reporting […]

MAS Issues Feedback on Credit Card Consultation Paper Responses

12/09/2013

MAS has issued responses to feedback received on a consultation paper issued December 2012 which proposes changes to credit card […]

Securities / Derivatives

Value Partners Receive RQFII Approval

12/09/2013

The China Securities Regulation Commission (CRSC) has approved Value Partners as a Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII). With this […]

Hedge Funds Not a Systemic Risk – ASIC

10/09/2013

Australian hedge funds do not currently pose a systemic risk to the Australian financial system, an ASIC report released today […]

Korean Regulator Reviews Foreign Brokerages’ Derivatives Sales

10/09/2013

South Korea’s regulatory watchdog the Financial Supervisory Service is reviewing derivatives sales at three foreign brokerages for compliance with the […]

HKMA & SFC Publish OTC Consulation Conclusions

09/09/2013

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) jointly published today their conclusions on a […]

Korea Bank Holding Companies’ Capital Ratios Update

09/09/2013

The consolidated BIS capital ratio and Tier 1 capital ratio of bank holding companies at the end of June were […]