Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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India
India Mulls Merging FMC with SEBI to Boost Oversight of Futures Market
The government is considering a proposal to merge the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to improve the oversight of the commodity futures market.
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China
China Allows Direct Trading of Yuan, Euro
China has allowed direct trading between the yuan and the euro in the interbank market for the first time, further strengthening ties between the mainland and the European Union.
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Korea
S. Korean Banks to Get Quota to Invest in Chinese Securities
Chinese financial regulators are expected to allow South Korean banks and other financial institutions to invest in Chinese bonds, lowering the bar that was only opened to asset managers.
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China
China Banking Regulator Seeks Tighter Risk Controls
China's banking regulator has revised the guidelines for banks' internal risk management controls to rein in bad loans.
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Hong Kong
Ashley Alder Appointed to Second Term as SFC CEO
Ashley Alder has been appointed for a second three-year term as chief executive of the Securities and Futures Commission.
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Philippines
Philippine Central Bank May Require Banks to Raise Minimum Capital
Philippine banks may be required to increase their minimum capital by as much as four times, a move that may trigger a consolidation in the local banking sector.
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China
China to Tighten Supervision on Insider Trading
The China Securities Regulatory Commission vowed to tighten supervision over insider trading.
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Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan Regulator Eyes Measures to Boost Local Bourse
The government has been closely monitoring the movement of the local stock market, which has taken a beating amid sustained foreign institutional selling.
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Korea
S. Korean Regulator to Ease Requirements on Asset Managers
South Korea's financial regulator said it plans to ease capital requirements on asset managers starting next year, in a broader deregulation push for the financial sector.
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Securities / Derivatives
Myanmar Delays Issuance of Licenses to Foreign Banks
Myanmar has delayed the announcement of foreign banks that will be allowed to operate in the country.
