Clearing & Post-Trade

RBI Grants Qualified Counterparty Status to CCIL

02/01/2014

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted Qualified Central Counterparty (QCCP) status to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL). […]

Clearing & Post-Trade

US Regulator Authorises SGX for Derivatives Clearing

30/12/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the Singapore Exchange (SGX) as a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), making it the first of its kind in Asia.

Structural Regulation

Japan to Implement Regulation on Financial Benchmarks

30/12/2013

The Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (TIBOR) is likely to be the first benchmark to be regulated following recent study group […]

Structural Regulation

CFTC Approves Substituted Compliance for Asian Jurisdictions

27/12/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved substituted compliance for six jurisdictions including Australia, Hong Kong and Japan.

Credit Risk

Trends in the Funding and Lending Behaviour of Australian Banks

23/12/2013

This paper describes the Australian banking system, highlighting ways in which it differs from other major banking systems. It draws […]

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Publishes Retail Structured Products Report

23/12/2013

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published their report on Regulation of Retail Structured Products. The report will act as a toolkit outlining regulatory options for international securities regulators when regulating retail structured products.

Capital Adequacy

APRA Releases Framework for Domestic Systematically Important Banks

23/12/2013

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has today released an information paper on its framework for dealing with domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) in Australia.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SFC Fines HSBC over Inaccurate Licence Application

20/12/2013

The Hong Kong securities regulator on Thursday fined an arm of HSBC $5M HKD (US$640,000) for providing inaccurate information during […]

Liquidity Risk

APRA Releases Final Basel III Liquidity Reforms

20/12/2013

APRA releases final position on implementation of the main elements of the Basel III liquidity reforms for ADIs in Australia.