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Securities / Derivatives
Vietnam Regulator Cleans Up Markets in Advance of Derivatives Regime
By Editors | 26/07/2017
State Securities Commission shuttered 28 firms and withdrew brokerage business licenses from another 13 institutions in 1H17; derivatives launch set […]
Market Infrastructure
AFCA Eyes Stronger Capital Markets, Better Risk Management at Asian Banks
By Editors | 26/07/2017
Beijing-based Association will lobby supranational regulatory bodies and push for better risk management and conduct at Asian financial institutions. The […]
Capital / Liquidity
Australia Incentivises Fintech with Regulatory, Funding Initiatives
By Editors | 20/07/2017
Treasury confirms removal of $40mn capital requirement for firms to use ‘bank’ label; Sydney, Melbourne fintech hubs win state government support.
Capital / Liquidity
Singapore Market Infrastructure Regime Gains CPMI/IOSCO Approval
By Editors | 18/07/2017
Peer review finds MAS meets all but one of 24 principles designed to shore up systemically important market infrastructure including central counterparties.
AML / KYC
India Could Bring Bitcoin Regulation Under SEBI
By Editors | 18/07/2017
Despite earlier talk of blanket ban, panel set up in April close to agreeing model which would give bitcoin similar status to a commodity.
Market Infrastructure
Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks
By Editors | 17/07/2017
Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.
Market Infrastructure
China Exchanges Eye Financial Infrastructure ‘Belt and Road’
By Editors | 17/07/2017
SSE, CFFEX meetings to discuss stake in CSE (Chittagong Stock Exchange) follows their participation in consortium which bought 30% of Pakistan bourse.
Market Infrastructure
Korean Banks Under Fire for ‘Excessive’ Fees
By Editors | 12/07/2017
FSS figures show banks have made $57.6bn from fees since 2013; President Moon pledged to tackle issue of excessive fees but no action has been taken yet.
Market Infrastructure
Malaysia Introduces Capital Market Competency Guidelines
By Editors | 10/07/2017
Malaysian regulators aim to improve the competitiveness of the domestic capital markets by enhancing the soft and hard skills and professional ability of local banking executives.
Market Infrastructure
The Regulatory Path to a Digital Payment Economy
By Peter Guy | 10/07/2017
Peril, innovation or salvation – the spectre of a cashless economy means different things to everyone.
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