Articles by Emma Zhou, Regulation Asia
-
29IndiaIndia Proposes to Relax Payments Data Onshoring Rules
July 16, 2018New proposal would allow international payments firms to store data offshore while only maintaining a copy in India, following lobbying effort by...
-
41Australia & NZFormer NAB Branch Manager Banned for Loan Fraud
July 13, 2018ASIC investigation found the branch manager accepted false documents to support loan applications and falsely attributed loans to obtain undue commissions.
-
41Securities & TradingFSC Eases Listings for Taiwan Owned Foreign Companies
July 13, 2018New rules to attract overseas companies to list in Taiwan include the removal of a profitability requirement and a shortening of the...
-
44Asia-PacificMyanmar Stock Market Starts to Open to Foreign Investors
July 10, 2018Resident foreigners can invest in up to 35% of the share capital of YSX-listed companies from 1 August; plans to allow investment...
-
39Asia-PacificThailand Publishes Regulatory Framework for ICOs
July 10, 2018New framework will task companies known as ICO portals with screening issuers and cap retail investment in ICO projects, starting from 16...
-
56ChinaUPDATED – Former CSRC Vice Chairman Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Insider Trading
July 6, 2018Yao Gang charged with taking advantage of his position, accepting money and gifts, and insider trading; two other CSRC officials also charged
-
52Australia & NZ
Two Former NAB Employees Receive Lifetime Ban for Loan Fraud
July 6, 2018ASIC investigation revealed the two provided false payslips and letters of employment, among other documents, in support of loan applications.
-
42ChinaSZSE Instructs Listed Companies to Reduce Leverage
July 6, 2018Shenzhen exchange targets highly-leveraged acquisitions, high-percentage stock pledges and high-debt operations, which are considered to be a threat to China’s economy.
-
45Fintech / RegtechIndia’s Supreme Court Upholds RBI Crypto Ban
July 5, 2018RBI ban on financial institutions providing services to companies and individuals dealing in cryptocurrencies was upheld by the Supreme Court on Tuesday;...
-
51Asia-PacificThailand’s Securities Firms Seek to Launch Joint Crypto Exchange
July 3, 2018Security companies in Thailand are looking to join hands in setting up a crypto exchange, believing customers will prefer trading with known...
