Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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India
India Relaxes Equity Investment Norms for Banks
Lenders will no longer need prior approval to make equity investments if they have a capital risk-weighted asset ratio exceeding 10 percent and have made a profit in the previous financial year.
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International
IOSCO Publishes Second Implementation Review of Oil PRA Principles
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has issued its second review of the Implementation of the Oil Price Reporting Agencies Principles.
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Securities & Trading
Pakistan Regulators Collaborate on Supervision
Pakistan is considering creating a Council of Financial Regulators that will provide a forum for open dialogue and discussion between regulators on financial markets.
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International
IOSCO Publishes Report on Cross-Border Regulation
Final report published from the IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation.
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International
ISDA Launches New Initiative for Derivatives Product Identification Standard
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has launched a new industry data project aimed at developing an open-source global standard derivatives product identification system.
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India
RBI to Cap Members in Lending Consortium
The Reserve Bank of India is planning to restrict the numbers of members in the Joint Lenders’ Forum in a bid to ease the difficulties banks often face in resolving distressed assets.
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Securities & Trading
Cross-Border Flows Present Banking Risk, Says IMF
The International Monetary Fund urges for continued regulatory reforms to enhance supervision and improve corporate governance to mitigate risks.
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China
China to Restrict Automated Commodity Futures Trading
China is looking to extend its control over its onshore markets to commodities exchanges amid signs that speculators have shifted from stock markets to commodities futures.
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China
China Probes CSRC Official for ‘Discipline Violations’
A China Securities Regulatory Commission official has been placed under investigation for his high-profile role in China’s stock market rescue effort.
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Korea
S. Korea Enhances Bank Internal Controls and Compliance Functions
FSC implements new guidelines to ensure the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance functions in the banking sector.
