Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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609Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia Launch Local Currency Clearing
Editors, Regulation Asia December 13, 2017Deal involving multiple regional banks, which takes effect on 2 January, will enable wider use of domestic currencies in financial investment.
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657Hong Kong Court Confirms Legality of SFC-CSRC Information Sharing
Editors, Regulation Asia December 12, 2017Judge rejects legal challenge to transfer of documents seized by SFC during execution of a search warrant to the Chinese securities regulator.
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814Australia Makes Cryptocurrencies ‘Equivalent to Cash’ for AML/CTF Purposes
Editors, Regulation Asia December 11, 2017Australia joins Japan in recognising cryptocurrencies as a store of value, international transactions of $7,500 or more must be reported.
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Crypto / Digital Assets
Hong Kong Rejects Japan-style Embrace of Cryptocurrencies
Government official says Hong Kong will continue to regard cryptocurrencies as commodities, won’t legitimise through regulation.
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Malaysia
Malaysia to Allow Retail Investment in Wholesale Bond, Sukuk Market
Securities regulator hopes to introduce regulations by first quarter of next year to democratise $300bn market.
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Securities / Derivatives
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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580PBOC Has Mixed Reaction to IMF Financial Stability Study
Editors, Regulation Asia December 11, 2017China’s central bank says reports will guide regulatory approach, but disagrees with bank capital and non-performing loan assessments.
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736Japan, Singapore Developing Cross-border DLT Trade Prototype
Editors, Regulation Asia December 7, 2017Mitsubishi UFJ- NTT DATA distributed ledger expected to make cross-border flows more secure through single, unified platform.
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686China Introduces New Risk Management Rules for Exchange Members
Editors, Regulation Asia December 7, 2017New 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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HK SFC Sees Criminal Charges Surge
Editors, Regulation Asia December 7, 2017Securities regulator laid 42 charges in 6 months to end-September this year, up 180% from same period in 2016, but commenced far fewer investigations.
