Posts By Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia
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India
SEBI Plans to Use E-KYC for Mutual Fund Products: Sinha
Move to bring all vetting processes online could attract new entrants to the market, SEBI head says.
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China
China’s Capital Outflows Raise Spectre of Tobin Tax
SAFE considering moves to suppress abnormal and significant flows of short-term funds that seek arbitrage, official says.
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China
SSE Tightens Information Disclosure Requirements
Companies listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange will need to be more specific when making announcements impacting stock prices.
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Hong Kong
HSBC Shifts Derivatives Trades to Hong Kong as HQ Decision Looms
Sources suggest move is to take advantage of favourable funding and regulatory environment as changes in the US and Europe lift costs.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Scraps Dual-Class Shares Plan
SFC objects, saying proposals would damage reputation of Hong Kong’s regulatory system.
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India
India Brings in FATCA, Scraps MAT
Domestic tax rules changed to account for US legislation; minimum alternate tax exemption backdated to 2001.
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China
China to Launch Index Options, Limits Index Futures Trading
Exchange to launch index options as part of continued development of derivatives market; futures trading limited in response to market selloff.
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Japan
Two HFTs Win Direct Access to Japan Exchanges
Susquehanna and KCG Holdings allowed to make buy and sell orders without using a brokerage.
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Korea
Korea Expands Daily Stock Price Limit
KRX says increase to 30 percent from 15 percent will help local equity market accommodate foreign inflows.
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Indonesia Revises FX Trading and Swap Rules
Bank Indonesia allows foreign investors to enter forward, swap or options transactions to buy USD from domestic banks.
