Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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153ChinaChina Opens Interbank Bond Market to Retail Investors
Retail investors will be able to buy government bonds directly from bank branches or online, as policymakers seek to boost demand for government securities and offer investors more choice.
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179InternationalFSB Urges More Progress on CCP Resolution Regimes
Progress to enhance the resolvability of SIFIs is advanced in the banking sector, but most jurisdictions do not yet have a comprehensive resolution regime for CCPs in place.
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167Capital Regulation
China Deleveraging Campaign to Slow Amid Trade Tensions – Moody’s
While long-term deleveraging and de-risking remain in place, China's authorities are likely to rely to a greater extent on public sector spending to support growth.
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258EuropeSingapore, UK Sign MoU on Fintech Collaboration
The agreement builds on the existing fintech bridge between the UK and Singapore and intends to foster closer ties on fintech industry initiatives.
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183EnforcementTokyo Police Arrest Eight in Connection with Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme
The suspects allegedly solicited investments in what they claimed was a US investment firm, collecting over $72mn in cash and cryptocurrencies from about 6,000 people.
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345Market InfrastructureSingapore Banking Body Publishes Cybersecurity Assessment Guidelines
The guidelines provide financial institutions with best practices and guidance on planning and conducting Red Teaming exercises to enhance security testing.
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389Fintech / RegtechIndia’s Modi Launches Online Marketplace for Fintech Services
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 November at Singapore Fintech Festival announced the launch of APIX, an online marketplace and sandbox for cross-border fintech services.
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1.0KAsia-PacificRegulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2018 – Results Announcement
Regulation Asia held its first ever Awards ceremony on 13 November to recognise technology companies, legal and consulting firms, and exchanges that have helped shape the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific over the past year.
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212Asia-PacificPhilippines Enhances Fair Value Pricing of Financial Instruments
The new guidelines tweak rules on marking to market to align with international standards, promote transparency and confidence in the markets, and encourage active market trading.
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314Market InfrastructureSingapore’s UOB Completes Cross-Border P2P Payments in Real Time
In a demo at Singapore FinTech Festival, multiple funds transfers were conducted between a UOB Singapore account and a UOB Thailand account in real time via the bank's mobile app.
