Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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Securities & Trading
Bangladesh to Set Up Investment Fund to Finance Local Firms
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has drafted new private equity and venture capital financing rules.
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India
RBI Allows Improved Compensation for Banks’ Non-Exec Directors
The Reserve Bank of India has improved remuneration for non-executive directors of private sector banks.
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Korea
S. Korean Regulator to Ease Banking Rules on Cross-Sector Business
South Korea’s chief financial regulator has vowed to remove barriers that have hindered large banking groups from diversifying their portfolios and doing cross-sector business.
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Australia & NZ
Australian Regulators to Investigate Excessive Credit Card Rates at Banks
Financial regulators are expected to investigate the record gap between the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) official interest rate and credit card rates.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Regulator Reprimands BNP for Unreported Cross Trades
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited HK$11 million for failing to report more than HK6 billion of cross trades over a 10-year period.
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Australia & NZ
ASIC Proposes Register of “Bad Apple” Stockbrokers
In an effort to protect investors and boost consumer confidence, ASIC is pushing to create a register which would list stockbrokers’ disciplinary records.
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Hong Kong
HKEx Plans to Double Clearing Capacity
In response to substantially increased trading volumes, HKEx plans to double its stock clearing system capacity.
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India
RBI Governor Backs PDMA Proposal
Governor Raghuram Rajan said there was no reason for the RBI to manage public debt and he would be happy if the public debt management function goes to the government.
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Australia & NZ
Australia’s Top Regulators Put Banking Culture and Incentives in the Firing Line
APRA chairman said banks must lift their efforts to ensure remuneration plans encourage ethical behaviour.
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Australia & NZ
Steps to Cool Property Market Having Positive but Modest Effect, reports RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia has reported that its measures to cool investment lending in housing seem to be working.
