Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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Malaysia
Malaysia Central Bank Issues New Guidelines on Restructured Loans
Bank Negara Malaysia, the country’s central bank, is revising guidelines on restructured and rescheduled (R&R) loans in a move that could impact the asset quality and earnings of local banks.
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Hong Kong
CCB (Asia) Selects Wolters Kluwer to Help Address Regulatory Reporting Requirements
China Construction Bank (Asia) has announced they will be implementing Wolter Kluwers, OneSumX Regulatory Reporting solution.
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Australia & NZ
ASIC Repeals Certain Market Integrity Rules
Australian Investments & Securities Commission has refined its market integrity rules by removing certain unnecessary compliance requirements on market participants.
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India
India’s SEBI to Alter Rules on Alternative Investment Funds
The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to introduce changes in the rules on alternative investment funds (AIFs).
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Australia & NZ
Dollar Spikes Reflect ‘Normal Market’, Says ASIC in Preliminary Report
Spikes in the Australian dollar ahead of Reserve Bank interest rates decisions were the result of lower liquidity in the market before announcements are made, Australian Securities & Investments Commission said in a preliminary finding.
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Countries
MAS Announces Domestic Systematically Important Banks, Publishes Framework
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has published its framework for identifying and supervising domestic systemically important banks in Singapore including the inaugural list of D-SIBs.
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China
China’s RMB Back to Fifth Place in Global Payment Rankings, SWIFT Says
China’s renminbi reclaimed its position as the fifth largest payment currency in the world after slipping to seventh in February in a sign that more companies boosted their investment in China assets.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong in Talks with Taiwan on Potential Cross-Border Stock Link
Hong Kong’s stock exchange is exploring the possibility of opening direct stock trade links with Taiwan, says its chairman, adding that it held initial talks with Taipei about a potential cross-border share trade.
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Securities & Trading
ESMA Announces Third Country CCP Recognition for Asia
ESMA announces recognition of ten third-country CCPs established in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
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China
China’s PBOC Eyes Launch of Credit-Easing Plan
China’s central bank plans to launch in the next couple of months a credit-easing program that will allow local banks to swap local government bailout bonds for loans as a way to bolster liquidity and boost lending.
