Editors, Regulation Asia

Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia

• International

  Risk Culture Seen in Banks’ Agenda, Says EY Report

  Banks in Asia-Pacific are strengthening accountability regarding risk roles and responsibilities and are boosting communication about risk expectations driven in part by tougher bank regulations, international accounting firm EY says.

• Countries

  SGX Streamlines Rules for Secondary-Listed Firms

  Singapore Exchange is relaxing rules for secondary-listed companies to encourage more listings in the southeast Asian city.

• Europe

  Asia-Pacific Clearing Houses Obtain EU Approval

  Clearing houses in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore have received a go-ahead from the European Commission to clear standardised OTC derivatives for EU-based banks and other market participants as part of reforms in the global derivatives market.

• Australia & NZ

  Australian Regulator Seeks Power to Intercept Calls, Data

  The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is lobbying for expanded powers to receive telecommunications data from law enforcement bodies to fight financial crime.

• International

  IOSCO Releases Update on Clearing Report for OTC Derivatives

  The International Organization of Securities Commissions has released an update on a report that provides regulators and market participants with consolidated information on the clearing requirements of different jurisdictions.

• Securities & Trading

  Harmonising Regulatory Conflict

  ISDA 2014 Annual Asia Pacific Conference Part Two: Participants try to standardise derivative trading rules

• Securities & Trading

  Derivatives Reform Stirs Controversy

  ISDA 2014 Annual Asia Pacific Conference Part One: Revealing the reform process

• Hong Kong

  Hong Kong, France to Cooperate in Offshore Renminbi Trade

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Banque de France have signed an agreement to cooperate in enhancing the offshore renminbi business between the two jurisdictions.

• China

  China Allows Direct Trading of Renminbi, Singapore Dollar

  China has allowed the direct trade between its currency and the Singapore dollar, helping to boost business ties between the two economies.

• Hong Kong

  Hong Kong to Implement Revised Capital and Liquidity Rules for Banks


  Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued the revised capital and liquidity rules for the banking sector in view of the second phase of Basel III requirements which will take effect from January next year.