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Capital / Liquidity
Don’t Expect New EU Equivalency Decisions for Asia
By Samuel Riding | 07/09/2017
Ben Pott, head of government affairs at NEX Group, suggests Brexit and the time taken to resolve US-EU CCP issue, make equivalency rulings unlikely.
AML / KYC
China Joins Stampede to Regulate ICOs
By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2017
Regulators to introduce rules on ICOs/ITOs which raised nearly $400mn in 1st half of 2017; follows moves by the US and Singapore in July.
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.
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