India Rising – Tread Cautiously

16/03/2016

Investors should beware the potential reputational risk from India’s legacy of corruption.

CSRC Plans to Reform IPO Registration Process

15/03/2016

Chinese regulators intends to take steps to reform its stock markets’ IPO registration system.

Market Infrastructure

Bangladesh Bank Claims Hackers Attempted to Take $951mn

15/03/2016

Finance Minister learned of it only a month later when news initially appeared in the media.

Market Infrastructure

China Banking Risk Controllable, says CBRC

14/03/2016

Chairman says regulators will work to prevent systemic financial risks.

Market Infrastructure

BSE Receives In-principle Approval for Listing

14/03/2016

IPO is set to be launched in the next six to nine months.

Securities / Derivatives

CBRC Warns on Lending to Industries with Overcapacity

14/03/2016

China banking regulator warns lenders about risks of exposure to borrowers with industrial overcapacity

Securities / Derivatives

Equity Swaps to Ease Chinese Banks Bad Debt Burden

11/03/2016

Forthcoming regulation will allow NPL to be converted into stakes in firms to free up cash for investment.

AML / KYC

Indian Banks Urge Use of Big Data on Bad Loans

11/03/2016

Lenders ask Reserve Bank of India to use big data for fraud detection and information sharing.

AML / KYC

FSS Asks Credit Card Firms to Improve AML

11/03/2016

Lotte and Hana warned about poor customer management.