Articles by Editors, Regulation Asia
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22Asia-PacificThailand Futures Exchange to Accept Both Cash and Non-cash Collateral
April 19, 2018TFEX to accept government and BOT issued bonds and equities underlying stock futures initially, in a move expected to ease trading and...
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30EnforcementS.Korea FSS Chief Resigns Just Weeks into The Job
April 19, 2018Election watchdog finds governor Kim Ki-sik in violation of laws for overseas trips sponsored by financial institutions and political donations.
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18InternationalGFMA Publishes Market Transparency Guidelines
April 19, 2018Trend towards market transparency across structurally different markets and jurisdictions highlights need for shared global principles.
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30Asia-PacificIndonesian Banks Receive Moody’s Upgrades
April 18, 2018Last week’s sovereign rating upgrade reflects the Indonesian government’s capacity to provide support in times of stress, particularly for systemically important institutions.
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34IndiaIndia Raises FPI Investment Limits for Govt, Corporate Debt
April 17, 2018Investment limits raised almost 10% effective 12 April, with additional increases set for October.
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71EnforcementSFC Reprimands, Fines Nomura’s Instinet $2.2mn
April 16, 2018The firm failed to put in place reasonable controls to ensure non-proprietary orders received execution priority, prevent erroneous and disorderly orders being...
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38Australia & NZAustralia to Review Lack of Competition in Banking Sector
April 16, 2018The ACCC will examine a potential oligopolistic structure in Australia’s banking sector and review competitive practices that have allegedly led to higher...
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41Australia & NZCBA, ANZ to Pay Compensation for Missing Financial Advice Records
April 16, 2018CBA and ANZ to pay $69mn and $36.4mn compensation, respectively, for failing to provide documentation of annual customer reviews.
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55FeatureHKMA, HKEX Adopt New Messaging Standard
April 13, 2018Monetary authority and stock exchange to use messaging system across cross-border payments and remittances, support ‘open banking’.
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31Asia-PacificSri Lanka Makes Credit Ratings Compulsory for Finance Companies
April 13, 2018Licensed finance companies are required to enter into agreement with reputed credit agencies to obtain ratings by 30 April.
