Capital Adequacy

China’s Capital Rules Pass International Assessment

15/10/2013

The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has disclosed that the Basel Committee gave positive remarks in its assessment report on […]

Supervision & Enforcement

HK SFC signs MoU with Mongolia Financial Regulatory Commision

11/10/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia (FRC) today entered into a Memorandum of […]

Structural Regulation

Regulatory Fragmentation Challenge to Asset Management Industry

10/10/2013

A State Street survey of the Asset Management industry in APAC highlights significant challenges to capitalising on opportunities in the […]

Clearing & Post-Trade

Australian Banks Begin Reporting OTC Derivatives

04/10/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced that five of the major Australian banks active in the over-the-counter […]

Credit Risk

BOJ Amendment to Guidelines on Eligible Collateral

04/10/2013

At the Monetary Policy Meeting held 4 October 2013, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan made the following […]

Trading & Investment

ASIC Releases Further Guidance on Hedge Fund Disclosure

03/10/2013

ASIC has today refined the definition of a hedge fund to ensure disclosure requirements are appropriately targeted at those funds […]

Clearing & Post-Trade

Regulators from Asia attend meeting at ESMA

03/10/2013

Principals and senior representatives of authorities responsible for the regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in Australia, Brazil, the […]

Anti-Money Laundering

FATCA Registry will Aid Foreign Financial Institutions’ Compliance Efforts

02/10/2013

The recent creation of a new online registration system for financial institutions to register with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will benefit compliance and legal staff.

Capital Adequacy

Fitch Rates ICBC Basel III Notes ‘BBB+(exp)’

02/10/2013

Fitch Ratings has assigned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd’s (ICBC Asia; A/Stable) upcoming 10-year Basel III-compliant Tier […]