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Capital / Liquidity
Updated – Singapore to Delay FRTB, IRRBB, SA-CCR
By Samuel Riding | 22/06/2017
MAS has privately told banks it will alter the implementation timelines for several regulations including FRTB, Regulation Asia can reveal.
Fintech / Regtech
APAC Well Placed in Regtech Race – Wolters Kluwer
By Editors | 19/06/2017
Regtech (regulatory technology), including innovations such as in-memory storage, processing grids, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, is set to be […]
RBA, BNM Governors to Head FSB’s Asia Consultative Group
By Editors | 12/06/2017
RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) governor Philip Lowe will from 1 July this year replace Norman Chan, chief executive of […]
Market Infrastructure
CFETS, HKEX Set up Bond Connect JV
By Editors | 08/06/2017
CFETS (the China Foreign Exchange Trade System) and HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing) announced the formation of a Hong […]
Securities / Derivatives
Get Ready for Expanded OTC Derivatives Reporting – SFC
By Editors | 05/06/2017
The Hong Kong SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) issued a circular telling licensed corporations to ensure their systems are prepared […]
AML / KYC
HK Regulator, Police, Banks Set up Financial Crime Taskforce
By Editors | 28/05/2017
12-month pilot to work on ‘detection, prevention and disruption’; HKMA also joins Financial Security Expert Alliance with PBOC, Macau central bank.
Securities / Derivatives
APAC Regulators Welcome Global FX Code
By Samuel Riding | 25/05/2017
Regulators from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea and Singapore say they will ‘promote adherence’.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Introduces More Mortgage Curbs
By Samuel Riding | 22/05/2017
Home prices have surpassed 2015 peak, transaction volume more than doubled from January to April.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA, PBOC Confirm Bond Connect
By Samuel Riding | 17/05/2017
Programme to launch with northbound trading only; rules to mirror those for overseas investors in inter-bank bond market.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Warns of ‘Moral Hazard’ in Lending to Developers
By Samuel Riding | 15/05/2017
Banking regulator says developers offering excessive LTV, not properly assessing repayment ability.
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