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HKEX Risks Tech Firms’ Disfavour
By Peter Guy | 28/08/2017
HKEX needs to develop regulations and boards to accommodate the entire chain of technology from start-ups to unicorns.
Capital / Liquidity
Singapore Regulator Issues Resolution Regime
By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2017
Resolution regime includes four stage assessment criteria for financial institutions, emphasises private sector role; to be operationalised ‘in due course’.
Securities / Derivatives
Singapore Brings ICO’s Within Regulatory Ambit
By Garima Chitkara | 02/08/2017
Singapore regulator announces intention to regulate ICO’s that share characteristics of debt or equity securities.
AML / KYC
US ICO Ruling Opens ‘Can of Worms’ for Asia
By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2017
Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to define ICOs as securities adds to uncertainty around regulatory treatment of the virtual economy. […]
Capital / Liquidity
MAS Issues Capital Adequacy Consultation
By Editors | 26/07/2017
Revised Notice 637 on banks’ capital requirements set to bring Singapore in line with Basel III, starting from January next […]
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore Regtechs Innovate New KYC Methods
By Editors | 24/07/2017
Regtech firms Silent Eight and Black Swan technologies emerge from OCBC’s Open Vault to cut KYC processes from up to […]
Capital / Liquidity
NSFR Pushes Singapore Banks to Prioritise Long-term Funding
By Editors | 20/07/2017
NSFR requires locally-based D-SIBS to have customer deposits, long-term wholesale funding and equity sufficient to cover extended period of market stress.
Capital / Liquidity
Singapore Market Infrastructure Regime Gains CPMI/IOSCO Approval
By Editors | 18/07/2017
Peer review finds MAS meets all but one of 24 principles designed to shore up systemically important market infrastructure including central counterparties.
Market Infrastructure
Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks
By Editors | 17/07/2017
Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.
Capital / Liquidity
MAS Takes Next Step Towards Increased Powers
By Editors | 06/07/2017
Bill would allow regulator to compel firms to prepare recovery plans, enforce mandatory bail-ins for failing institutions.
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