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Market Infrastructure
LEIs: Asia Following the Rest of the World
By Tony Freeman | 18/01/2018
Firms in the region either embrace, endure or avoid MiFID II’s LEI requirement, but must accept that it’s not just regulations from the US which now have a profound extraterritorial impact.
AML / KYC
Philippines Will Now Report Cross Border Banking Stats to BIS
By Editors | 17/01/2018
BSP has begun reporting international banking statistics from January 2018, having met BIS standards for completeness and quality.
Big Picture
Beware Regulatory Fragmentation in 2018 – Deloitte
By Samuel Riding | 11/01/2018
Trend towards more isolated policymaking will challenge the implementation of financial regulations on a worldwide basis.
AML / KYC
Registration with Financial Information System Compulsory – Indonesia Regulator
By Editors | 11/01/2018
Move will require all financial services firms operating in the country to provide customers identification and tax details to the regulator by 2022.
Securities / Derivatives
Thailand Allows Securities Firms to Offer Bitcoin Futures Locally
By Manesh Samtani | 11/01/2018
The SEC says fraud and money laundering not points of concern as CBOE and CME markets are properly supervised.
Securities / Derivatives
Higher Stock Transaction Tax to Impact Trading Volume: PSE
By Garima Chitkara | 05/01/2018
Stock transaction tax increased 20% from 1 January 2018; change in timeline took exchange by surprise.
Market Infrastructure
Indonesia to Establish Derivatives CCP
By Editors | 03/01/2018
Centralising counterparty risk at a clearinghouse will make derivative products offered by Indonesian financial institutions more competitive.
Capital / Liquidity
OJK Takes Over Credit Information Management from BI
By Garima Chitkara | 02/01/2018
Indonesian financial regulator will take over arranging, developing and managing credit information systems from central bank.
Fintech / Regtech
Foreign Vendors Dominate Bangladesh Banking Tech
By Editors | 27/12/2017
Although foreign software costs more and regulatory change cannot be adopted instantly, banks prefer them for their functionality and flexibility.
Philippines Issues New Guidelines on Bank Stress Tests
By Editors | 26/12/2017
Central bank gives financial institutions two years to meet new risk management expectations.
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