Editors, Regulation Asia

Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia

• Europe

  EU Seals Deal Reforming Securities Market

  The European Union agreed to an overhaul of securities markets following more than two years of complex negotiations.

• Hong Kong

  HKMA Cautions Authorised Institutions on Virtual Currencies

  With the recent rise of Bitcoin across the globe, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) writes a cautionary letter to authorized institutions (AI) in the city state about virtual currencies.

• Countries

  Singapore Releases Report on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

  A Singapore government-wide National Risk Assessment (NRA) exercise over two years has found in many sectors a robust regime to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

• International

  Basel Committee Soften Leverage Ratio Requirements

  After pressure from banks, the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision has softened their requirements for calculation of a banks' leverage ratio.

• China

  Five Chinese Firms Postpone IPOs as Regulator Tightens Supervision

  Five Chinese firms announced on Monday that they had postponed their initial public offerings (IPOs) after China's stock regulator said overnight it would strengthen its supervision of IPOs.

• China

  PBOC and CBRC Issue Further Regulation on Credit Asset Backed Securities

  The People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) jointly announced further regulation to better manage risks associated with credit asset backed securities.

• Securities & Trading

  Japan and Mongolia to Strengthen Cooperation

  Japan and Mongolia exchange letters with aim of sharing expertise and experience.

• India

  Regulation Must Keep Pace with Changing Dynamics of Commodities Market

  The high and volatile global commodity prices have posed considerable challenges to the domestic monetary policy in several commodity importing countries.

• International

  Regulators to Identify Further ‘Systematically Important’ Financial Institutions

  Regulators are looking to complement their existing 'too big too fail' financial organizations with those from the non-bank, non-insurance sector.

• China

  China Eyes New Privately Financed Banks

  Up to five private banks will be created in China this year as it aims to open up the financial sector and raise competition in the industry. The banks will be allowed to operate on a trial basis under the...