Editors, Regulation Asia

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• Hong Kong

  Hong Kong Lobbies Beijing to Lift Cap on Yuan Conversion

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has asked Beijing to lift the cap on the amount of yuan local residents can convert as part efforts by the city's de facto central bank to boost the amount of mainland currency in the...

• Hong Kong

  Hong Kong to Enhance Protection for Bank Depositors

  Hong Kong regulators are seeking industry views on recommendations to improve a scheme that provides a financial safety net for depositors in the event of a banking crisis.

• Securities & Trading

  Bad Debts Weigh on Vietnam Banks

  The increasingly high number of businesses that were dissolved in the first seven months of the year has weighed on operations of local banks, raising lenders’ bad debt ratio in the period.

• Hong Kong

  Hong Kong’s First Islamic Bond Issue Raises $1 Billion

  Hong Kong has sold its first ever sovereign Islamic bonds, raising $1 billion amid strong demand for the landmark offering.

• Countries

  Singapore, Taiwan Plan Stocks Trading Link

  Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) will enter a letter of intent to study and work towards linking the two stock markets.

• India

  India Plans Launch of Municipal Bonds

  The Securities and Exchange Board of India is preparing the ground for the launch of municipal bonds, a popular debt instrument issued by local governments globally.



• International

  IOSCO Cites ‘Broadly Compliant’ Supervision of Derivatives Market

  Market authorities worldwide are broadly compliant with the universally accepted principles governing the oversight of commodity derivatives market, according to a report by the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

• Australia & NZ

  Australian Businesses Warn Against Hasty Bank Reforms

  Australia’s businesses have cautioned the financial system inquiry that forcing “too-big-to-fail” banks to hold more capital could drive up borrowing costs for ­business.

• Securities & Trading

  Regulatory Pressures Drive Demand for Client Management Solutions in Asia Pacific

  In a sign of an increasing regulatory pressure for financial institutions in Asia Pacific, regulatory onboarding, entity data and client lifecycle management solutions provider Fenergo is expanding in the region.

• India

  Indian Banks Units May Face Closure in UK Crackdown

  Foreign-owned retail bank branches in the UK, including some Indian ones, could be forced to close down in a crackdown on overseas banks with the aim to protect the British economy from a global crises.