Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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754ChinaStock Connect Investors Gain Access to Onshore Yuan Rates
Editors, Regulation Asia June 24, 2019Under the new arrangement, northbound Stock Connect investors will be able to hedge yuan exposures using the onshore exchange rate for the first time.
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508Australia & NZNew Zealand to Introduce Licensing Regime for Financial Advisers
Editors, Regulation Asia June 24, 2019The new regime will require all New Zealand financial advisers to be licensed by the FMA, effective from June 2020.
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689EnforcementHong Kong SFC Releases 2018-19 Annual Report
Editors, Regulation Asia June 24, 2019The SFC is working to introduce an investor identification regime for southbound Stock Connect trading in mid-2019, and considering adopting a market-wide circuit breaker mechanism.
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838ChinaShanghai Court Jails Former UBS Banker for Insider Trading
Editors, Regulation Asia June 24, 2019The banker disclosed deal information to two associates in 2017, allowing them to profit from inside information related to Cosco Shipping's acquisition of Orient Overseas.
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617Fintech / RegtechMirae Asset Daewoo to Launch Payments Business
Editors, Regulation Asia June 21, 2019The FSC lifted restrictions barring brokerage firms from entering the payments business last December. WeChat Pay will be used in Mirae Asset Daewoo's new payment gateway.
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1.1KCapital RegulationBCBS Agrees to Revise Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements
Editors, Regulation Asia June 21, 2019Margin received from clients allowed to offset cleared derivatives exposure used to calculate leverage ratio. New disclosure requirements will address leverage ratio window dressing.
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796InternationalFMSB Issues Draft Good Practice Statements on Conflicts of Interest
Editors, Regulation Asia June 21, 2019The FICC Markets Standards Board provides new guidance to help market participants identify, prevent, manage and mitigate conflicts of interest.
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804ChinaBOC Becomes LCH’s First Chinese Clearing Member
Editors, Regulation Asia June 21, 2019Bank of China now has access to clearing of interest rate derivatives at LCH, and can act as a clearing broker to offer the service to its clients.
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599IndiaRBI Retail FX Trading Platform Set for 5 August Launch
Editors, Regulation Asia June 21, 2019The RBI has said that FX-Retail, the electronic platform for retail foreign exchange trading, will be launched on 5 August.
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874EnforcementUS SEC Charges Five Asian Traders for Market Manipulation
Editors, Regulation Asia June 21, 2019The SEC has charged three Malaysians, one Singaporean and one Chinese national with violating antifraud and market manipulation provisions.
