Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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International
Basel Issues Tough Lending Rules for Big Banks
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a new guideline that limits how much business banks can do with each other to contain fallout should one of the banks fail.
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Securities & Trading
Indonesia’s Regulator to Monitor Financial Conglomerates
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority will issue a new regulation later this year that will tighten monitoring of financial conglomerates.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Prepares Sukuk Issuance
Hong Kong is ready for Islamic bonds following the establishment of a tax framework that supports sukuk issuance, and as the government further develops a market for such bonds in the territory with the debut of a government sukuk.
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Jurisdictions
Singapore Revises Securities Market Fee Structure from June
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is offering new incentives to boost liquidity on the exchange as it introduced revised securities market fees, particularly clearing, transfer and onward settlement fees, with effect from June 1.
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China
China, Hong Kong Approve Cross-Border Stock Investment
The Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission have given their go-ahead to the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.
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Jurisdictions
ASEAN Exchanges Launch Post Trade Solution, Appoints Deutsche Bank for Custody Services
Exchanges of the southeast Asian member nations launched a streamlined and cost-effective post-trade solution for cross-border transaction over the ASEAN Trading Link.
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Malaysia
Indonesia Plans Initiatives to Boost Islamic Finance
Indonesia’s regulators are planning to roll out initiatives to develop Islamic finance.
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International
Trade Repositories: Global Market Transparency Not Yet A Reality
GreySpark Partners consultant Malavika Shekar explores the options that could greatly enhance the usefulness of trade repository data and make the G20 commitment to market transparency a reality.
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Securities & Trading
Asia-Pacific Buyside Firms Unprepared for OTC Derivatives Regulations, Says GreySpark Partners Survey
Asia-Pacific buyside firms are largely unprepared for the future complexity of OTC derivatives central clearing regulations in the region, said a new report.
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Jurisdictions
Singapore Exchange Launches Clearing of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps
Singapore Exchange has launched the clearing of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps in Malaysian Ringgit and Thai Baht.
