Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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745Malaysia Issues New Guidelines on Digital Assets
Editors, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020The guidelines require platform operators to carry out due diligence on prospective issuers of digital tokens, and issuers to satisfy governance and capital requirements.
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606Hang Seng Index Operator Seeks Views on Constituent Eligibility
Editors, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020The operator of the Hang Seng Index is soliciting market views on the eligibility of weighted voting rights and secondary-listed companies for inclusion in the benchmark.
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2.1KEBA Details Roll-out Challenges of Big Data, Advanced Analytics
Editors, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020The EBA has identified four key pillars necessary to support the rollout of advanced analytics in the banking sector, along with a set of ‘elements of trust’.
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231SEBI Grants Two-Year Reprieve for Separation of Chairman, MD Roles
Editors, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020The top 500 listed companies by market cap have two additional years to comply with a requirement to separate the roles of chairman and managing director.
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361Japan FSA to Limit Crypto Leverage to 2x Deposits – Report
Editors, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020The rule will be stricter than the 4x leverage limit imposed by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, the industry's self-regulatory organisation.
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560Malaysia to Boost Digital Payments with $110m Giveaway
Editors, Regulation Asia January 15, 2020Every Malaysian aged 18 years and above, and earning less than 100,000 ringgit a year, is eligible to receive a one-off 30 ringgit through one of three e-wallet companies.
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352Hong Kong, China Resume Discussions on ETF Connect
Editors, Regulation Asia January 15, 2020SFC deputy chief executive Julia Leung has indicated that discussions with the CSRC have resumed to address the technical challenges of implementing an ETF Connect.
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727China to Introduce New Rules for Online-only Banks – Report
Editors, Regulation Asia January 15, 2020The framework will enable foreign banks in China to set up separate digital banking platforms, while also covering existing online-only banks WeBank, MYbank and AiBank.
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380US Finalises Rules Expanding Foreign Investment Review Process
Editors, Regulation Asia January 15, 2020Foreign investors will be subject to the CFIUS national security review process even for deals to take a non-controlling interest in certain US companies.
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419CFTC Penalises Mirae Asset Daewoo on Spoofing Charges
Editors, Regulation Asia January 15, 2020Mirae Asset will pay $700,000 to settle charges against Daewoo Securities, which it acquired in April 2016 — after the spoofing conduct at issue occurred.
