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Cybersecurity
SEBI Issues Measures to Protect Securities Market Client Records
18/10/2019
A new cybersecurity framework has been issued for KYC registration agencies. Stockbrokers, depository participants, registrars and transfer agents are asked to submit their quarterly reports by end-November.
Structural Regulation
China Bond Market Access Schemes to Become Interoperable
18/10/2019
Foreign institutional investors can transfer bond holdings and funds between their QFII/RQFII and direct investment schemes starting from 15 November.
Structural Regulation
Japan to Exempt Hedge Funds from Stricter Foreign Investment Rules
18/10/2019
The government reportedly intends to exempt ‘portfolio investors’ from having to seek prior approval under the proposed 1% notification threshold.
Capital Adequacy
APRA Proposes Banks Hold More Capital Against Large Subsidiaries
18/10/2019
APRA proposes to increase the amount of capital banks need to hold to support investments in large subsidiaries, such as their New Zealand units.
Capital Adequacy
Post Crisis Reform Implementation Has Progressed in 2019: FSB
18/10/2019
Regulators should lead by example to promote the timely, full and consistent implementation of remaining reforms to support a level playing field and avoid regulatory arbitrage, the FSB says.
Trading & Investment
BSP Reduces Reserve Requirement for Bank Bonds
18/10/2019
The move to lower is aimed at deepening the debt market and reducing the intermediation cost that bond issuers could pass on to bond holders.
Trading & Investment
Singapore Banks Gain Access to China Interbank Bond Market
17/10/2019
The PBOC will allow designated Singapore banks to offer trading and custody services for China’s bond market, starting with DBS.
Trading & Investment
Macau Submits Securities Market Proposal to Chinese Authorities
17/10/2019
A senior Guangdong official who reportedly helped Macau authorities prepare the proposal said he hopes the central government will approve the plan by mid-December.
Resolution & Recovery
Japan, EU to Cooperate on Cross-border Resolution Planning
17/10/2019
Through an exchange of letters, Japan’s FSA and the EU’s SRB have agreed to cooperate to plan for and conduct orderly cross-border resolutions of banks.
Anti-Money Laundering
Japan Banks Exit Forex Business Amid AML Cost Concerns
17/10/2019
While smaller banks are exiting the foreign exchange business entirely, larger banks are raising counter service fees for overseas remittances.
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