Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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Securities & Trading
India to Allow Funds, Portfolio Managers to Invest in Commodity Derivatives
Securities regulator says market has had insufficient institutional involvement, leading to poor price discovery and risk management.
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409Capital RegulationPBOC Has Mixed Reaction to IMF Financial Stability Study
China’s central bank says reports will guide regulatory approach, but disagrees with bank capital and non-performing loan assessments.
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511JapanJapan, Singapore Developing Cross-border DLT Trade Prototype
Mitsubishi UFJ- NTT DATA distributed ledger expected to make cross-border flows more secure through single, unified platform.
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520ChinaChina Introduces New Risk Management Rules for Exchange Members
New rules, which go into effect on 1 June next year, include restrictions on buy-in of securities companies, fund companies and other participants.
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482AML / KYCHK SFC Sees Criminal Charges Surge
Securities regulator laid 42 charges in 6 months to end-September this year, up 180% from same period in 2016, but commenced far fewer investigations.
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569Australia & NZAustralia to Kick off Long-awaited Royal Commission into Financial Sector
Inquiry to look into alleged misconduct in financial sector welcomed by banks, securities regulator, but not superannuation scheme operators.
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743AML / KYCHK SFC, CSRC Agree Investor ID System for Northbound Stock Connect
SFC says Northbound scheme will be followed by Southbound investor identification, eventually spread to all SEHK investors.
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Capital Regulation
MAS Warns of ‘Medium-term’ Cross-border Financial Stability Risks
Annual report into stability of financial system says domestic and regional lending improving, no signs of credit market overheating.
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595ChinaChina Minsheng Bank Hit with $4mn Fine for Selling Fake WMPs
Case of $249mn in fake products first exposed when customer went to branch to redeem WMP which did not actually exist.
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561Asia-PacificMalaysia Trialling Blockchain-based Unlisted, OTC Markets
Distributed ledger trial will form basis of technology architecture, software functions and development standards to underpin markets.
