Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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Securities / Derivatives
Leading Banks Join Fenergo in Addressing Industry Challenges
Complexity of multi-jurisdictional entity data is presenting financial institutions with inconsistencies between international and local rules and restrictions.
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Korea
S. Korea’s FSS to Encourage Financial Institutions to Take Active Part in Corporate Restructuring
Country’s top financial regulator expected to push forward plan to restructure corporations in poor financial health this year.
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Australia & NZ
Australia’s Big Four Banks Face Grilling on Bad Debts, Margins
Expected move follows market leading rate increases in July and August amid regulatory scrutiny of high profitability.
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India
SEBI Open to Changing ETF Norms: Sinha
Head of Indian regulator says willing to consult with market participants and experts.
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Australia & NZ
ASIC Publishes Results of New Reviews of HFT and Dark Liquidity
ASIC releases report examining the impact of high-frequency trading on Australian equity and futures markets and dark liquidity on Australian equity markets.
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Hong Kong
Revised Capital Rules for Hong Kong Banks Gazetted
Amendments align certain aspects of the Banking (Capital) Rules more closely with the relevant Basel III standards.
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India
Reserve Bank of India Plans IT Unit to Check Cyber Threat
Governor Raghuram Rajan expects subsidiary to take shape in the next six to eight months.
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International
IFSB Issues Working Paper on Financial Consumer Protection in Islamic Finance
Paper provides examples where regulators can deal with issue of consumer protection without need to take stance on Shari'ah matters.
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India
SEBI Forms New Depts to Regulate Commodity Markets
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has announced the formation of seven departments for regulating the commodities derivatives market.
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United States
Basel Committee Not Seeking Further Raises in Bank Capital
Global banking regulators are not looking to raise the level of capital overall in the banking sector as political support for more new rules wanes.
