Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Banks to Submit Stress Test Reports

By Editors | 20/05/2014

The Philippine central bank plans a stress test on banks and are asking lenders to submit reports on their assessment on the impact of interest rate changes on the real estate sector and on their balance sheets.

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Money Laundering Impacts Socio-Economic Development, Says Bank Negara

By Editors | 19/05/2014

Bank Negara expressed concern that criminal activities in the money services business could adversely impact socio-economic development, after Malaysia recorded an illicit outflow worth RM174 billion based on a Global Financial Integrity (GFI) report last year.

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Indonesia’s Finance Regulator Rolls Back Share Buyback Rule

By Editors | 19/05/2014

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority has rolled back its a policy on share buyback scheme amid improving markets conditions.

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Taiwan Regulator Okays Draft Bill on Third-Party Payments

By Editors | 19/05/2014

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has given its go-ahead for non-financial companies to engage in online-to-offline payment services amid growing use of electronic stored-value cards for third-party payments.

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Myanmar Central Bank Readies New Monetary Policy

By Editors | 16/05/2014

Myanmar’s central bank is expected to submit a new monetary policy during parliament’s next session, which begins late this month.

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Taiwan Regulator Conducts Test on Banks, Says Can Survive Housing Crash

By Editors | 16/05/2014

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said it has conducted stress tests on banks that revealed lenders’ ability to survive a potential housing crash.

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Vietnam Issues New Circular on Foreign Investment

By Editors | 15/05/2014

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular which guides the opening and use of indirect investment capital accounts for foreign investors in the country.

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Taiwan’s Regulator Plans Supervisory Mechanism Restricting TRF Sales Volume

By Editors | 15/05/2014

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission chairman William Tseng said the country’s companies have a total of US$4.97 billion in exposure to renminbi-linked target redemption forward (TRF) financial derivative products with unrealized losses valued at US$2 billion.

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Bank Indonesia, OJK to Coordinate on Boosting Banking System

By Editors | 12/05/2014

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) says it will coordinate closely with Bank Indonesia (BI) to improve the banking system in the country.