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ASEAN Regulators Ease Cross-Border Capital Raising
08/09/2015
Regulators in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand have jointly issued a handbook to streamline the review framework for cross-border equity and debt securities offerings in ASEAN.
S Korea to Lower Barriers for Foreign Banks
07/09/2015
Korea’s Financial Services Commission will ease regulations for foreign lenders seeking to expand their banking operations in a bid to boost the country’s global competitiveness.
IOSCO Publishes Report on Securitisation Incentive Alignment Progress
07/09/2015
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a final report describing the implementation progress made by 25 jurisdictions in adopting incentive alignment regimes for securitisation.
Framework Needed for Listing of India’s Exchanges
07/09/2015
The Securities and Exchange Board of India will soon have to put in place a framework for the listing of stock exchanges.
Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan Seeks Trading Link with Malaysia
06/09/2015
The Taiwan Stock Exchange is open to exploring setting up a stock-trading link with Malaysia if Bursa Malaysia is interested.
IOSCO Publishes Peer Review of Regulation of Money Market Funds
05/09/2015
Report describes implementation progress made by 31 jurisdictions in adopting legislation, regulation and other policies in relation to money market funds.
CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Harmonisation of OTC Derivatives Data Elements
05/09/2015
Focuses on a first batch of key data elements, other than UTI and UPI, that are considered important for consistent and meaningful aggregation on a global basis.
RBI Consults on Base Rate Calculation Methodology
05/09/2015
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued for consultation draft guidelines for banks to adopt the marginal cost of funds methodology for base rate calculations.
SEBI Consults on Clearing Corps Ahead of FMC Merger
04/09/2015
The Securities and Exchange Board is seeking public comment on recommendations to maintain separate clearing corporations for each exchange, rather than introduce a single clearing corporation.
China Clamps Down on Yuan Forward Contracts
04/09/2015
PBOC announces new measures making it more costly to use forwards contracts to bet on yuan weakness.
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