Malaysia

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Malaysia’s Audit Board Urges Firms to Ensure Quality of Monitoring Procedure

By Editors | 22/05/2014

Malaysia’s Audit Oversight Board urged audit firms to ensure quality of audit procedures.

Anti-Money Laundering

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.

Trading & Investment

Indonesia’s Regulator to Promote Domestic Investors Entry in Markets

By Editors | 07/05/2014

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) says it will focus on encouraging more domestic investors into the country’s foreign-dominated capital market.

Structural Regulation

Excess Regulation Bad for Financial Markets, Says World Bank Economist

By Editors | 30/04/2014

Excess regulation can result in “unintended effects” in the overall development of the financial markets, says an economist at the World Bank.

Structural Regulation

Finance Authorities in Asia Boost Cooperation on Oversight, Regulation

By Editors | 29/04/2014

Financial authorities in Asia have strengthened ties to advance their financial cooperation through the discussion of critical and common issues that affect markets in the region.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong Prepares Sukuk Issuance

By Editors | 14/04/2014

Hong Kong is ready for Islamic bonds following the establishment of a tax framework that supports sukuk issuance, and as the government further develops a market for such bonds in the territory with the debut of a government sukuk.

Trading & Investment

Indonesia Plans Initiatives to Boost Islamic Finance

By Editors | 08/04/2014

Indonesia’s regulators are planning to roll out initiatives to develop Islamic finance.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Singapore Exchange Launches Clearing of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps

By Editors | 07/04/2014

Singapore Exchange has launched the clearing of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps in Malaysian Ringgit and Thai Baht.

Structural Regulation

Bank of Korea Joins Islamic Finance Body

By Editors | 31/03/2014

South Korea’s central bank has joined standard-setting body Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB).