SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Banking Regulator Clamps down on Excess Holdings at Banks

By Editors | 11/06/2015

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a regulation requiring stakeholders to reduce their excess holdings in local banks to the permitted limits.

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Philippine Central Bank Imposes Higher Capital Requirement on Banks

By Editors | 08/06/2015

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued a new regulation requiring banks to maintain a minimum of 5 percent leverage ratio.

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Bangladesh Approves ‘Alternative Investment Fund’ to Help Finance Private Firms

By Editors | 08/06/2015

The BSEC has approved its draft private equity and venture capital financing rules.

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Bangladesh to Set Up Investment Fund to Finance Local Firms

By Editors | 03/06/2015

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has drafted new private equity and venture capital financing rules.

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Philippine Banks’ Capital Buffer Slid Slightly Amid Tougher Regulation

By Editors | 27/05/2015

Major banks’ capital buffer recorded slight decline although remaining at comfortable levels at the end of last year as banks raised record amounts of cash to meet tougher regulatory requirements.

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Indonesia’s Five-Year Plan May Consolidate Islamic Banks

By Editors | 26/05/2015

Indonesia is preparing a five-year plan to develop Islamic finance by encouraging the three large state-owned Islamic banks ‎to merge, a move that could spur smaller players to link up in order to remain competitive.

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Indonesia Court to Decide on Fate of Banking Regulator

By Editors | 24/05/2015

Indonesia’s constitutional court is expected to decide soon on whether the Financial Services Authority (OJK) can continue to supervise the country’s banking industry.

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Regulatory Reporting and Instrument Identification in Asia-Pacific

By Editors | 19/05/2015

Time for financial institutions and regulators across Asia-Pacific to examine how Financial Instrument Global Identifiers can help with risk management, regulatory reporting and data management.

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Taiwan’s FSC Initiates Plan to Boost Banks’ Fundamentals

By Editors | 13/05/2015

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening the fundamentals of Taiwan’s financial institutions.