Emerging Prudential Risks

IMF Urges Japan to Contain Financial Risks

22/06/2017

Japan has been urged to contain financial risks by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) after its Article IV Consultation for […]

Capital Adequacy

India Set to Delay Basel III Implementation

22/06/2017

The Indian government and central bank are in talks on delaying the implementation of Basel III to beyond its March […]

Trading & Investment

At Last, MSCI Says ‘Aye’ to A-shares

21/06/2017

Index provider MSCI has at last decided to include Chinese A-shares in its products after three years of rejecting them, […]

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

FSB Proposes Guidance on Compensation Tools to Tackle Misconduct

21/06/2017

FSB (the Financial Stability Board) has issued draft Supplementary Guidance to the FSB Principles and Standards on Sound Compensation Practices […]

Credit Risk

Moody’s Downgrades Australian Banks on Debt Challenges

21/06/2017

Twelve Australian banks have been downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service as they face “elevated risks in the household sector which […]

Structural Regulation

Vietnam, China, India APAC’s Most Complex Tax Regimes – Report

19/06/2017

Vietnam, China and India have the most complex tax regimes in Asia Pacific – and represent three of the most […]

Market Abuse

CSRC Eyes Education to Halt Market Malpractice

19/06/2017

CSRC (the China Securities Regulatory Commission) kicked off the second phase of its campaign to educate investors about market malpractice. […]

KYC & CDD

KYC Roundup – India Confirms Mandatory ‘Aadhar’ Use

19/06/2017

India makes use of Aadhar cards compulsory for opening bank accounts, large transactions The Indian government last week confirmed that […]

Cloud & Infrastructure

APAC Well Placed in Regtech Race – Wolters Kluwer

19/06/2017

Regtech (regulatory technology), including innovations such as in-memory storage, processing grids, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, is set to be […]