Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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Countries
Singapore Regulator Conducts Board-Level Inquiry on Nov 5 Breakdown
The Singapore Exchange has launched a board-level inquiry to investigate the power outage on Wednesday that halted trading at the largest southeast Asian stock market for hours.
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China
Taiwanese Banks’ Loan Exposure to Chinese Clients Examined in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s financial regulator is looking into the loan exposure of Taiwanese banks to mainland Chinese companies and has launched an onsite probe into the matter.
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Countries
Singapore Returns $8 Billion to Banks Involved in Rate Rigging
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has returned S$10 billion ($8 billion) in fines it levied on 19 banks connected to the rigging of financial benchmarks and foreign exchange.
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Australia & NZ
Australian Regulator Issues Guide on Residential Mortgage Lending
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released a guide for banks and other deposit-taking institutions on sound risk management practices for residential mortgage lending.
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Australia & NZ
Australian Banks Ask Inquiry to Consider Costs of Liquidity Rules
Top officials at Australia’s largest banks are reiterating their calls for the Financial System Inquiry to consider the cost of imposing higher capital requirements on banks to counter systemic risks.
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Australia & NZ
Australian Regulator Issues New Guidelines on Responsible Lending
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has clarified the role of credit licensees in lending to clients under a new guidelines it published recently.
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Countries
S. Korea Central Bank Names 12 Banks for Yuan-Won Market
South Korea's central bank has designated 12 banks as market makers for direct yuan-won transactions, which open mid next month.
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Australia & NZ
New Zealand Approves News Regulations for Financial Markets Reform
New Zealand’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith has confirmed the approval of the second phase of the Financial Markets Conduct Act, which covers additional rules on disclosures and issuance of financial products.
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Securities & Trading
Seeking a Balance between Regulations and Economic Development
ISDA 2014 Annual Asia Pacific Conference Part Four: Keynote speech soberly examines regulatory challenges facing capital markets
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Securities & Trading
Progress on Regulating SEF Trading
ISDA 2014 Annual Asia Pacific Conference Part Three: Examining SEF trading trends
