Regulation Asia relies on a team of journalists, writers and editors to cover regulatory announcements across Asia Pacific. editorial@regulationasia.com
Capital / Liquidity
Poorly Performing Japanese Banks to Face Added FSA Pressure
20/03/2019
The FSA plans to stress test Japanese regional banks by mid-year and issue business improvement orders and possible restrictions on poorly performing banks.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Japan to Impose Margin Trading Limits in Cryptocurrency Sector
20/03/2019
New rules will limit cryptocurrency margin trading to two-to-four times initial deposits and require exchanges offering margin facilities to register separately with government.
Vietnam Ups Pressure on Banks to List Before 2020
19/03/2019
Vietnam’s prime minister has approved a scheme that will force banks to list on a stock exchange by 2020. Banks are currently reluctant to go public due to poor market conditions.
Market Infrastructure
Brunei Earmarks $300mn for Proposed Stock Exchange
19/03/2019
Brunei’s government has agreed on a budget of more than $300mn to establish the country’s first stock exchange in the next few years.
Capital / Liquidity
China Proposes Establishment of Independent Deposit Insurance Agency
19/03/2019
The proposed agency – the first of its kind in China – could help failed banks to exit the market, limit depositor losses, and prevent contagion effects when serious credit risk events arise.
Enforcement
Australia Consults on Making Industry Codes Legally Enforceable
19/03/2019
The Treasury is proposing legislative amendments to make industry codes of conduct legally enforceable, where contraventions will constitute a breach of the law.
Enforcement
SFC Fines BOCI Securities for ‘Systemic Deficiencies’ in Selling Practices
19/03/2019
BOCI Securities failed to comply with requirements relating to client profiling, product due diligence, and suitability assessment in its sale and distribution of investment products.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Releases Latest List of Indian D-SIBs
18/03/2019
SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank will remain India’s D-SIBs this year. The additional CET1 capital they need to hold will rise in April.
Capital / Liquidity
China Banks Allowed Higher Bad Debt Ratios for ‘Inclusive’ Loans
18/03/2019
Regulators will tolerate higher NPL ratios on bank lending to small and micro companies, in a bid to improve access to financing for China’s ‘real economy’.
Enforcement
RBI Issues Finalised Guidelines on Market Abuse
18/03/2019
The new rules against market abuse cover market and benchmark manipulation and the misuse of information in markets regulated by the RBI.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
A daily selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team