Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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China
Scrapping Loan-to-Deposit Cap Could Make China Banks Safer
China’s proposal to scrap its loan-to-deposit ratio limit, aimed at boosting bank lending, may ultimately make banks safer and help to make stimulus tools more effective.
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Securities & Trading
Bangladesh Securities Regulator Unveils Venture Capital Rules
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has implemented new rules to govern venture capital firms, introducing a new source of funding for start-ups and small firms.
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India
SEBI to Register Commodity Brokers from August
The Securities and Exchange Board of India may start registrations of commodity brokers in August as it moves closer to its merger with the Forward Markets Commission.
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Hong Kong
SFC Opposes HKEx on Weighted Voting Rights for Hong Kong Stocks
The Securities and Futures Commission has issued a statement announcing it does not support allowing weighted voting rights structures in companies listed in Hong Kong.
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India
India to Ease IPO Regulation for E-Commerce Startups
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is proposing to ease rules for initial public offerings by startups, in order to prevent them from listing on exchanges abroad and allow local investors to profit from India’s e-commerce boom.
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India
RBI Opposes Finance Ministry Plan to Use Gold Deposits for Bank Cash Reserve Ratio
The Reserve Bank of India has written to the finance ministry in opposition to its plan to use gold deposits as bank cash reserve ratio.
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China
China to Scrap Loan-to-Deposit Cap for Banks
China’s cabinet has proposed scrapping a rule that caps lending by commercial banks at 75 percent of their deposits to help boost credit expansion as it looks to revive its economic growth.
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China
China Regulator to Allow Banks in Free Trade Zone to Trial New Businesses
The China Banking Regulatory Commission will allow banks in the free trade zone to try new and innovative businesses under a special regulatory and risk management mechanism.
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Jurisdictions
MAS Reprimands SGX for Market Outages
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reprimanded the Singapore Exchange for lapses related to market outages and is directing it to improve recovery capabilities and processes.
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Korea
S. Korea to Lower Max Loan Rate for Subprime Borrowers
South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced it will lower the interest rate ceiling for subprime loans later this year, from 34.9 percent to 29.9 percent.
