MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

AML / KYC

Regulators’ Cybersecurity Expectations Lack Clarity – Hogan Lovells

By Samuel Riding | 06/06/2016

Law firm says it is unclear what benchmarks Hong Kong and Singapore will use.

AML / KYC

Singapore Launches Fintech Sandbox Consultation

By Samuel Riding | 06/06/2016

Fintechs will be able to serve customers while not having to comply with regulation.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Issues Commodity Warehousing Consultation

By Samuel Riding | 06/06/2016

Proposals include ban on warehouse managers trading on exchanges which use their services.

Market Infrastructure

Shanghai to Heighten Real Estate Scrutiny

By Samuel Riding | 06/06/2016

PBOC says city will be first in China to introduce macro-prudential regulation of real estate finance.

Market Infrastructure

Japan Grants FCO Status to CME

By Editors | 05/06/2016

US futures company will compete with UK’s LCH in interest-rate swaps market.

AML / KYC

Philippines Moots ‘Hard Regulations’ for Bitcoin

By Samuel Riding | 04/06/2016

Central bank official says exchanges currently seen as equivalent to remittance providers.

AML / KYC

CSRC Warns on Private Fund Sales to Retail Investors

By Samuel Riding | 03/06/2016

Regulator clamping down on practice of slicing off portions of private funds for sale.

AML / KYC

RBI Tells Banks to Implement Cybersecurity Plans

By Samuel Riding | 03/06/2016

Financial institutions told to put plans in place immediately, categorise their level of risk.

Market Infrastructure

Vietnam Ends Foreign Currency Loan Ban

By Samuel Riding | 02/06/2016

Foreign banks can offer short-term foreign currency loans again after 2-month ban.