MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

Market Infrastructure

India Pauses Commodity Futures Contract Issuance

By Samuel Riding | 18/01/2016

Securities regulator prohibits new contracts in effort to cool speculation, ease volatility in agricultural commodities prices.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong Confirms CCyB Hike

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2016

Buffer to be raised to 1.25 percent from 1 January 2017 amid credit, property market concerns.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Relaxes Off-site ATM Rules

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2016

Indian banks will be allowed to provide full range of services at off-site ATMs.

Market Infrastructure

Thailand to Transfer SFI Regulation to Central Bank

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2016

Eight specialised financial institutions are currently regulated by Finance Ministry.

Market Infrastructure

Basel III Market Risk Requirement Lower than Expected

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2016

BCBS says banks will have to increase high-quality capital held against trading books by only 40 percent.

Market Infrastructure

BSE to Check ‘Reasonability’ of Equity Derivative Prices

By Samuel Riding | 14/01/2016

Mumbai exchange to also extend existing price reasonability monitoring to cover currency options, effective 18 January.

Market Infrastructure

Australian Banks Welcome BCBS Clarity

By Samuel Riding | 14/01/2016

Industry association sees greater certainty as Basel Committee targets no ‘significant increases’ in capital requirements.

Market Infrastructure

CBRC to Target NPL

By Samuel Riding | 14/01/2016

Non-performing asset securitisation tops China banking regulator’s priorities for 2016.

Market Infrastructure

Indonesia Preparing DSIBs List

By Samuel Riding | 13/01/2016

Regulator awaiting passage of Financial System Safety Net bill before creating list of systemically important lenders.