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Structural Regulation
Global Structural Reform Drives Significant Investment at Financial Institutions, says Accenture
17/07/2015
More than half of firms expect to spend more than US$200 million this year on overhaul projects to ensure compliance with global structural reform requirements, with nearly one-third expecting to spend more than US$500 million.
Market Abuse
China Cracks Down on Grey Market Margin Lending
16/07/2015
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has increased scrutiny of peer-to-peer lenders, which have been operating outside of approved margin lending channels.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Releases Evidence Metrics for Self-Assessment of Regulator Performance
15/07/2015
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has released the evidence metrics it will use to report against the Federal Government’s Regulator Performance Framework, which aims to reduce the regulatory burden while achieving the same regulatory outcomes.
Structural Regulation
Challenges Ahead for New SGX Chief
15/07/2015
Former investment banker Loh Boon Chye will be presented with several challenges as he takes over at the helm of the Singapore Exchange.
Trading & Investment
China Liberalises Domestic Bond Market
15/07/2015
China continued to liberalise its domestic capital market by scrapping quotas that limited investments.
Cybersecurity
China to Release New Regulations on Internet Finance
15/07/2015
The People’s Bank of China will soon release new regulations to regulate Internet finance and promote its healthy development.
KYC & CDD
India Banks to Use Credit Bureaus for KYC Checks
14/07/2015
Indian Banks have started to use credit bureaus to perform identity and background checks as part of their KYC procedures.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Concerns Over Regulating Forward Contracts
13/07/2015
The Securities and Exchange Board of India says it is not comfortable with forward contracts on the commodity exchanges it will soon be expected to regulate.
Capital Adequacy
Australian Regulator Mulls Increase of Bank Capital
13/07/2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority expects major banks will need to increase capital ratios by at least 2 percent to achieve the capital standards recommended by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI).
Clearing & Post-Trade
CPMI and IOSCO Begin First Level 3 PFMI Principles Assessment
13/07/2015
The start of the first Level 3 assessment of the implementation of the Principles for financial market infrastructures.
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