Capital / Liquidity

At Last, MSCI Says ‘Aye’ to A-shares

21/06/2017

Index provider MSCI has at last decided to include Chinese A-shares in its products after three years of rejecting them, […]

FSB Proposes Guidance on Compensation Tools to Tackle Misconduct

21/06/2017

FSB (the Financial Stability Board) has issued draft Supplementary Guidance to the FSB Principles and Standards on Sound Compensation Practices […]

Capital / Liquidity

Moody’s Downgrades Australian Banks on Debt Challenges

21/06/2017

Twelve Australian banks have been downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service as they face “elevated risks in the household sector which […]

Vietnam, China, India APAC’s Most Complex Tax Regimes – Report

19/06/2017

Vietnam, China and India have the most complex tax regimes in Asia Pacific – and represent three of the most […]

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Eyes Education to Halt Market Malpractice

19/06/2017

CSRC (the China Securities Regulatory Commission) kicked off the second phase of its campaign to educate investors about market malpractice. […]

AML / KYC

KYC Roundup – India Confirms Mandatory ‘Aadhar’ Use

19/06/2017

India makes use of Aadhar cards compulsory for opening bank accounts, large transactions The Indian government last week confirmed that […]

Fintech / Regtech

APAC Well Placed in Regtech Race – Wolters Kluwer

19/06/2017

Regtech (regulatory technology), including innovations such as in-memory storage, processing grids, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, is set to be […]

Capital / Liquidity

Australian Parliament OKs Industry-funding Model for ASIC

16/06/2017

All funding for securities regulator to be collected via levies on regulated entities.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Updates Advice on Wholesale Market Misconduct

15/06/2017

IOSCO (the International Organization of Securities Commissions) issued a report on tackling misconduct in wholesale financial markets, citing infamous incidents […]