Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

ASIC Industry Funding Model Bill in Parliament

By Editors | 31/03/2017

New model will increase transparency, making industry more accountable and ASIC a stronger regulator.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Warns on Risk Data Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 30/03/2017

Committee says it will take 5-6 years for D-SIBs to implement data aggregation, reporting principles.

Market Infrastructure

ASIFMA Maps China Capital Markets Reform

By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2017

Association calls for more open regulatory consultations to include foreign participants.

Market Infrastructure

Top PBOC Official Moots Fintech Sandbox

By Samuel Riding | 27/03/2017

Head of science and technology department eyes UK FCA’s model; to develop ‘more invasive’ regulation including regtech.

Market Infrastructure

Merrill Lynch Units’ $1.9mn Fine Could Have Been Much Larger – HK SFC

By Samuel Riding | 27/03/2017

One unit advised on futures contracts for more than 10 years without the required license.

AML / KYC

India, Singapore, Guangdong Join Shift to ID Card-based KYC

By Samuel Riding | 24/03/2017

Financial institutions could soon be able to access government-held information including biometric data.

Capital / Liquidity

Asia Set to Withstand Regulatory Uncertainty – IMF

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2017

Regional representative Geoffrey Heenan addresses potential ‘balkanisation’ in regulatory reform.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines to Ink 2 ABIF Agreements Next Month

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2017

Outside regional framework, six banks are negotiating individual deals to set up operations.

AML / KYC

ASIC Sets out Blockchain Regulatory Framework

By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017

Regulator will ask six questions to assess a DLT’s regulatory compliance.