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India to Crack Down on Asset Managers Violating Inter-Scheme Transfer Norms
12/07/2015
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is considering taking action against asset management companies that are transferring assets from one mutual fund scheme to another at unfair valuations.
China Banks Urged to Roll Over Loans Backed by Shares
11/07/2015
The China Banking Regulatory Commission is looking to stabilise the markets by urging banks to roll over loans backed by shares.
Securities / Derivatives
Vietnam Raises Credit Growth Quotas for Banks
11/07/2015
The State Bank of Vietnam has announced it will lift 2015 credit growth targets for a number of domestic and foreign banks to support economic growth.
SEBI Directs Key Market Entities to Implement Cyber Security Policy
11/07/2015
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has directed stock exchanges and key market entities to implement a new framework to protect the securities market from cyber threats within six months.
Banks Uncooperative in Australia Rate-Setting Probe
11/07/2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says banks have been slow in providing information on possible manipulation of Australia’s interest-rate benchmark.
Singapore Offers Cooperation in Malaysia PM Probe
10/07/2015
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has said it is cooperating with Malaysian authorities in a probe into allegations of almost $700 million being transferred into the personal accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Australian P2P Lenders Want More Regulation
10/07/2015
Peer-to-peer lenders say that lack of supervision is their biggest threat to the P2P lending industry.
China Allows Insurers to Increase Blue-Chip Stock Holdings
10/07/2015
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission announced it would allow insurers to increase investments in blue-chip stocks.
China Central Bank Provides Liquidity to Brokerages through Financing Arm
09/07/2015
State-backed margin finance company China Securities Finance is providing liquidity to 21 brokerages to help ease the panic sentiment in the stock market.
Securities / Derivatives
Indonesia Promotes New Tools to Attract Foreign Islamic Banks
08/07/2015
Indonesian regulators are promoting new sharia-compliant financial tools and considering easing foreign ownership limits for domestic Islamic banks.
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