SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

AML / KYC

Vietnam Bank Supervision Failing, Academic Says

By Samuel Riding | 13/09/2016

Banking Academy deputy director cites supervision failures; suggests sector restructuring did not have desired impact.

Market Infrastructure

CSRC Set to Retain Independence

By Samuel Riding | 13/09/2016

Regulator likely to remain standalone watchdog; CBRC and CIRC could still be merged.

Market Infrastructure

CFTC Grants Japan Comparability on Un-cleared Swaps

By Samuel Riding | 12/09/2016

US regulator votes 2-to-1 to grant comparability on un-cleared swaps margining, eligible collateral.

Market Infrastructure

China Revises RQFII Rules

By Samuel Riding | 07/09/2016

Quotas to be limited to proportion of asset size; no more than 3 trustees allowed.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Creates Working Group after Outage

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2016

Group will seek to increase resilience of the Singapore market.

Market Infrastructure

Thailand Consults on Securities, Derivative License Fees

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2016

Revised proposals charges for business operators follow first round of public comment.

Market Infrastructure

Philippines to Have Repo Market by End-2016, Early 2017

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2016

Central bank governor says programme will open the door to allowing short selling.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan to Ease Investment Restrictions

By Samuel Riding | 05/09/2016

Chinese nationals can purchase fund products without using a custodial bank.

AML / KYC

SEBI Uncovers Money Laundering in NSEL Scam

By Samuel Riding | 02/09/2016

Report cites instances of unauthorised modification of unique client codes.