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Securities / Derivatives
Over 40 IPO Applicants Accepted for Shanghai’s New Board
07/04/2019
Of the 50 listing applicants so far, 41 have been accepted and will have to through a second stage of audit and inquiry. The other 9 have been sent inquiry letters.
Securities / Derivatives
Merger Benefits Diminished Under Existing JPX-TOCOM Plan
07/04/2019
The current plan to keep crude oil and petroleum products on TOCOM will diminish the benefits of the planned merger with JPX.
Market Infrastructure
Supervisors Should Avoid Fragmenting Clearing Ecosystem – Report
07/04/2019
A report from the World Federation of Exchanges and Oliver Wyman urges supervisors to ensure outstanding CCP reforms are implemented in line with agreed principles to avoid fragmentation.
Capital / Liquidity
Sectoral CCyB May be Useful Addition to Existing Tools – BCBS Paper
05/04/2019
Sectoral CCyBs increase banking system resilience at a lower cost than the Basel III CCyB, and can serve to reduce excessive credit growth and risks in targeted segments.
Capital / Liquidity
SFC Finalises Guidelines on Securities Margin Lending
05/04/2019
The guidelines will take effect in October, requiring brokers to limit margin lending to five times their capital, among other controls to reduce excessive leverage.
Enforcement
ASIC, APRA Granted New Intervention Powers
05/04/2019
ASIC can intervene where financial and credit products put consumers at risk; APRA can intervene to prevent harm to superannuation members.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI to Draw Up New Guidance on Bad Debt Resolution
05/04/2019
The central bank will have to issue a revised circular for banks on bad debt resolution after a February 2018 circular was invalidated by the Supreme Court this week.
Securities / Derivatives
S. Korean May Allow Fintechs to Enter Brokerage Business
05/04/2019
The biggest barrier to entry for fintech firms will be the capital regulations imposed on existing brokerage firms.
Market Infrastructure
Japan FSA Issues Proposal to Tighten Regional Bank Oversight
04/04/2019
The FSA will stress tests regional banks and force weaker lenders to take action to improve profitability, replace their management, or merge.
Market Infrastructure
Fullerton Wins Approval to Offer Investment Advisory in China
04/04/2019
Fullerton has become the first foreign fund manager to receive approval for its WFOE to conduct onshore investment advisory business in China.
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