Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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India
Local Exchanges Listing in India Faces Delay Ahead of SEBI-FMC Merger
A plan to merge India’s capital market watchdog with the country’s commodity market regulator could put the listing of local exchanges such as the Bombay Stock Exchange on hold for at least six months.
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Australia & NZ
Australian Government Debt Rating to Impact Banks
Australia’s Financial System Inquiry has urged local banks to boost their capital position amid risk that the federal government could lose its triple-A credit rating.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s HKMA Likely to Face Tough Challenge in HSBC’s Planned Move
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank may have to scale up its regulatory operations should British banking firm HSBC decide to relocate its headquarters in the city.
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India
India’s New Loan Provisioning to Increase Lending Costs
Indian banks’ lending-related costs could rise by 20% following a recent rule that require banks to make bigger provisions for restructured debt.
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China
China Regulator Increases Pace of IPO Approvals, Denies Tax Rumours
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said it will review and approve two batches of initial share sale listing applications each month, up from one previously, increasing the pace of new listing in the country.
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Countries
Taiwan to Open Cross-Border Stock Link with Singapore in July
To draw more investors into its equity markets, Taiwan will open a cross-border stock trading platform with Singapore on July 1.
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Countries
Facilitating Securities-based Crowdfunding in Singapore
The MAS securities-based crowdfunding consultation paper is timely, given the growing interest in recent years.
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China
China to Reform IPO Process, May Allow Foreign Listing
China is moving to overhaul its initial public offering (IPO) approval process and open its markets to share issuance by foreign companies.
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China
China to Inject $62 Billion into Policy Banks to Back Silk Road Project
China’s ambitious “New Silk Road” plan that will build infrastructure links to foreign markets has moved a step closer to reality as Beijing will draw from its foreign exchange reserves to inject $62 billion of capital into policy banks to...
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China
IMF Deliberation on RMB’s Reserve Currency Status Ongoing, Says Official
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making a full evaluation of the international uses of the renminbi and its share in global investment and trade as part of the agency’s ongoing special drawing right (SDR) review, said an IMF official.
