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    China to Relax QDII, QFII Control

    By Editors | 12/06/2014

    China has signaled it will relax control over Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) and Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) to show its determination at speeding up the yuan’s convertibility under the capital account.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China Beefs Up Financial Support for Trade

    By Editors | 12/06/2014

    China’s central bank has called for more financing channels for the country’s import and export businesses in a bid to stabilize foreign trade.

    Australia May Have to Tighten Forex Regulations

    By Editors | 12/06/2014

    Australia could be forced to increase its oversight of the US$4 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market in line with tougher United Kingdom rules.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China Regulator Tightens Rules for IPOs

    By Editors | 11/06/2014

    The securities regulator has tightened rules for initial public offerings again, to the dismay of investment bankers who want the market to decide how shares are priced.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Hong Kong Regulators Cautious on Rising China Loans

    By Editors | 11/06/2014

    Hong Kong regulators are imposing strict financial rules four years ahead of their expected implementation under global standards on worries some banks may be vulnerable if Chinese economy weakens significantly.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Australia’s Central Bank Governor Sounds Caution on New Threats to Stability

    By Editors | 10/06/2014

    Global regulators are issuing more than enough regulation to stop a recurrence of a global financial crisis, said Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens, as he cautioned that new potentially damaging threats to global stability could be overlooked.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China Cuts Reserve Ratio for Small Banks

    By Editors | 09/06/2014

    China has cut the amount of cash reserves some lenders must hold at the central bank to boost lending to small businesses, in a move to stimulate its slowing economy.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Indonesia’s New Ruling Likely to Hurt Bancassurance Business, Says Allianz

    By Editors | 09/06/2014

    Sharia insurer Allianz Life Syariah, part of insurance giant Allianz Indonesia, has warned that a new non-bank financial regulation to be issued by the Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority later this year may hurt the life insurer’s bancassurance business.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Intraday Liquidity Monitoring: Regulatory Requirement, Risk Management Tool

    By Editors | 09/06/2014

    As Asia-Pacific markets move to integrate Basel III standards on intraday liquidity monitoring into local requirements, financial institutions are finding it a tool for risk management and mitigation.

    Singapore Exchange Proposes New Rules for Secondary Listing

    By Editors | 06/06/2014

    Singapore Exchange (SGX) is proposing new rules for secondary listings in a bid to attract more companies to list on the exchange.

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