India’s SEBI to Urge Cash-Rich Firms to Pay Dividends

28/11/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India said it plans to ask listed cash-rich companies to pay shareholder dividends, and adopt the practice as part of company policy.

Australia Promotes Digitization, New Media to Engage Investors

28/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it aims to develop innovative, digital financial product disclosures as part of a broader program to use new media to engage investors.

Hong Kong Regulators Relax Reporting Rules for OTC Derivatives

28/11/2014

Hong Kong regulators have concluded their industry consultation on the record-keeping and reporting rules for over-the-counter derivatives, and noted that the reporting obligation for OTC will be implemented in phases.

China to Establish More Asset Firms to Tackle Bad Debt

27/11/2014

China’s banking regulator has given the green light for more local governments to establish asset management firms that will handle bad loans owed by local governments and financial institutions.

Singapore to Launch Trading Platform for Asian Bonds

27/11/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it plans launch a trading platform for Asian corporate bonds by middle of next year, and has put up a new subsidiary to drive the initiative.

S. Korea Relaxes Stock Exchange Rules to Boost Local Bourse

26/11/2014

South Korea said it will increase the stock investment ceiling for the country’s postal services and allow local banks to invest more of their capital in the stock market in a bid to boost the local bourse.

Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft

26/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a “fact of life” in the financial markets that it regulates.

S. Korea Gets Tough on Fake Identities in Asset Deals

26/11/2014

South Korea has plugged loopholes in regulations on an illegal practice of engaging in monetary transactions under a false identity.

IOSCO Tackles Cross-Border Regulation

25/11/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is consulting the industry on so-called “regulatory tools” or norms designed to guide regulators in supervising financial activities that cross national borders.