Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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868IndiaRBI Issues Consolidated Directions for Interest Rate Derivatives
Under the new directions, stock exchanges and OTC market-makers have been given the flexibility to design and structure IRD products tailored to the needs of market participants.
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722Hong KongJBA Responds to Hong Kong OTC Derivatives Consultation
The Japanese Bankers Association asks the HKMA and SFC to develop rules that automatically assign the UTI generation responsibility, rather than rely on bilateral agreement between counterparties.
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556KoreaS. Korea to Ease Rules for Brokerage, Asset Management Sectors
The FSC is trying to spur competition in the capital market, and encourage the establishment of new brokerages. Only six new brokerages have been set up in Korea since 2010.
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719ChinaChina-Japan Cross-Border ETFs Start Trading
Eight new cross-border ETFs have started trading on the Shanghai and Tokyo stock exchanges, just days after FTSE Russell started including China A shares in its indexes.
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637Capital RegulationBCBS Finalises Revisions to Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements
The leverage ratio revision permits cash and non-cash forms of margin received from clients to offset the replacement cost and potential future exposure for client cleared derivatives.
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676EnforcementMUFG Bank Reaches Settlement with New York State Regulator
The agreement settles claims relating to MUFG's switch from state to federal oversight in November 2017, as New York regulators asserted continuing regulatory authority.
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857Capital Regulation
FSC Announces S. Korea’s D-SIBs for 2020
The five bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks will be required to set aside additional common equity capital of 1% for 2020.
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729Securities & TradingSGX Enables Portfolio Compression for Listed Derivatives
SGX, in collaboration with a unit of BGC Partners, has become the first exchange in Asia to launch a portfolio compression service for listed derivatives.
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628Australia & NZASIC Imposes Lifetime Ban on Former Westpac Adviser
The former adviser is said to have prioritised his own interests over those of his clients by providing inappropriate advice that maximised fees and commissions.
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778India
RBI Issues Guidelines for Financial Benchmark Administrators
Existing financial benchmark administrators will be notified if their benchmark is considered a "significant benchmark". They will then have three months to apply for RBI authorisation.
