China Cracks Down on Grey Market Margin Lending

16/07/2015

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has increased scrutiny of peer-to-peer lenders, which have been operating outside of approved margin lending channels.

ASIC Releases Evidence Metrics for Self-Assessment of Regulator Performance

15/07/2015

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has released the evidence metrics it will use to report against the Federal Government’s Regulator Performance Framework, which aims to reduce the regulatory burden while achieving the same regulatory outcomes.

Challenges Ahead for New SGX Chief

15/07/2015

Former investment banker Loh Boon Chye will be presented with several challenges as he takes over at the helm of the Singapore Exchange.

China Liberalises Domestic Bond Market

15/07/2015

China continued to liberalise its domestic capital market by scrapping quotas that limited investments.

China to Release New Regulations on Internet Finance

15/07/2015

The People’s Bank of China will soon release new regulations to regulate Internet finance and promote its healthy development.

India Banks to Use Credit Bureaus for KYC Checks

14/07/2015

Indian Banks have started to use credit bureaus to perform identity and background checks as part of their KYC procedures.

SEBI Concerns Over Regulating Forward Contracts

13/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India says it is not comfortable with forward contracts on the commodity exchanges it will soon be expected to regulate.

Australian Regulator Mulls Increase of Bank Capital

13/07/2015

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority expects major banks will need to increase capital ratios by at least 2 percent to achieve the capital standards recommended by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI).

CPMI and IOSCO Begin First Level 3 PFMI Principles Assessment

13/07/2015

The start of the first Level 3 assessment of the implementation of the Principles for financial market infrastructures.