Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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India
India’s SEBI to Urge Cash-Rich Firms to Pay Dividends
The Securities and Exchange Board of India said it plans to ask listed cash-rich companies to pay shareholder dividends, and adopt the practice as part of company policy.
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Australia & NZ
Australia Promotes Digitization, New Media to Engage Investors
Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it aims to develop innovative, digital financial product disclosures as part of a broader program to use new media to engage investors.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Regulators Relax Reporting Rules for OTC Derivatives
Hong Kong regulators have concluded their industry consultation on the record-keeping and reporting rules for over-the-counter derivatives, and noted that the reporting obligation for OTC will be implemented in phases.
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China
China to Establish More Asset Firms to Tackle Bad Debt
China’s banking regulator has given the green light for more local governments to establish asset management firms that will handle bad loans owed by local governments and financial institutions.
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Jurisdictions
Singapore to Launch Trading Platform for Asian Bonds
Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it plans launch a trading platform for Asian corporate bonds by middle of next year, and has put up a new subsidiary to drive the initiative.
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Korea
S. Korea Relaxes Stock Exchange Rules to Boost Local Bourse
South Korea said it will increase the stock investment ceiling for the country’s postal services and allow local banks to invest more of their capital in the stock market in a bid to boost the local bourse.
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Australia & NZ
Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft
Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a "fact of life" in the financial markets that it regulates.
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Korea
S. Korea Gets Tough on Fake Identities in Asset Deals
South Korea has plugged loopholes in regulations on an illegal practice of engaging in monetary transactions under a false identity.
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International
IOSCO Tackles Cross-Border Regulation
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is consulting the industry on so-called “regulatory tools” or norms designed to guide regulators in supervising financial activities that cross national borders.
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India
India’s SEBI Aligns Offshore Derivative Rules
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is revising the rules for offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) to bring them in line with the country’s foreign portfolio investment norms.
