Darien Choong, Regulation Asia

Darien Choong is a senior reporter for Regulation Asia, covering capital markets and banking regulation with a focus on China, Taiwan and Singapore. Darien previously led a content team for the Shanghai Metals Market and worked as a content manager at Bank Julius Baer. He has also worked as a journalist for other media publications and served in other roles as a copywriter, copyeditor, and translator.

Posts By Darien Choong, Regulation Asia

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Shanghai Unveils 50-Point Plan to Return to Normalcy
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 31, 2022
Banks will be asked to renew SME loans; asset managers are asked to set up global or regional investment management centres in Shanghai.
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PBOC, CBIRC Call on Banks to Boost Business Lending
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 27, 2022
Banks are directed to expand lending to SMEs amid concerns that China could struggle to record positive growth in the current quarter.
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CSRC Unveils Capital Market Measures to Accelerate Recovery
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 24, 2022
The measures include support for IPO applicants, listing fee waivers, and regulatory support for securities firms.
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CBIRC Updates Rules for FIs on Managing Regulatory Statistics
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 24, 2022
The rules clarify requirements for regulatory statistics work to be centrally managed within FIs and for data quality to be improved.
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CBIRC Issues Rules to Standardise ECL Processes at Banks
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 23, 2022
The rules will address differences in how banks have implemented the ECL method, and prevent its use as a "tool" to adjust profits.
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CBIRC Enhances Investment Flexibility for Insurance Funds
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 20, 2022
The CBIRC expanded the types of financial products insurance funds can invest in and clarified regulatory requirements for entrusted investment of insurance capital.
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China Property Firms Start Issuing Debt with Credit Protection
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 19, 2022
This is the first time Chinese developers are issuing public debt with credit risk protection, said one property analyst.
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TDCC to Operate Centralised Clearing Platform for Funds
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 18, 2022
Taiwan Depository Clearing Corp is will establish and operate a centralised domestic fund clearing platform.
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SSE Consults on Market Making Rules for STAR Market
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 17, 2022
The consultation comes as the CSRC releases final regulations on the introduction of a market-making mechanism for the STAR Market.
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China: State-owned Banks to Step Up Lending to MSMEs
Darien Choong, Regulation Asia May 16, 2022
State Council-approved measures call on state-owned banks to increase lending and repayment flexibilities for MSMEs.