India Mulls Merging FMC with SEBI to Boost Oversight of Futures Market

04/10/2014

The government is considering a proposal to merge the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to improve the oversight of the commodity futures market.

China Allows Direct Trading of Yuan, Euro

29/09/2014

China has allowed direct trading between the yuan and the euro in the interbank market for the first time, further strengthening ties between the mainland and the European Union.

S. Korean Banks to Get Quota to Invest in Chinese Securities

28/09/2014

Chinese financial regulators are expected to allow South Korean banks and other financial institutions to invest in Chinese bonds, lowering the bar that was only opened to asset managers.

China Banking Regulator Seeks Tighter Risk Controls

27/09/2014

China’s banking regulator has revised the guidelines for banks’ internal risk management controls to rein in bad loans.

Ashley Alder Appointed to Second Term as SFC CEO

26/09/2014

Ashley Alder has been appointed for a second three-year term as chief executive of the Securities and Futures Commission.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Central Bank May Require Banks to Raise Minimum Capital

25/09/2014

Philippine banks may be required to increase their minimum capital by as much as four times, a move that may trigger a consolidation in the local banking sector.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Regulator Eyes Measures to Boost Local Bourse

25/09/2014

The government has been closely monitoring the movement of the local stock market, which has taken a beating amid sustained foreign institutional selling.

China to Tighten Supervision on Insider Trading

25/09/2014

The China Securities Regulatory Commission vowed to tighten supervision over insider trading.

S. Korean Regulator to Ease Requirements on Asset Managers

24/09/2014

South Korea’s financial regulator said it plans to ease capital requirements on asset managers starting next year, in a broader deregulation push for the financial sector.