Australian Regulator Steps Up Monitoring of Banks’ Property Lending

09/12/2014

Australia’s prudential regulator has installed new guidelines for banks’ lending to the property sector to address risks in the country’s housing market.

S. Korea Plans to Launch Consumer Financial Protection Agency

08/12/2014

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it will establish an independent state-run agency responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector next year.

Australian Banks Need to Set Aside More Capital, Says Murray report

08/12/2014

Australian banks may have to hold more capital to ensure it can survive future financial crises, according to the Financial System Inquiry report.

Japan Exchange, SGX in Partnership to Offer New Derivatives

03/12/2014

Japan Exchange Group, Inc and Singapore Exchange have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in the the joint development of markets including the derivatives and commodities, and strengthen their partnership.

S. Korean Regulator to Support Crowdfunding

02/12/2014

Financial Services Commission chairman Shin Je-yoon said raising funds via social network services or crowdfunding can turn venture ideas to actual businesses and is a necessary new source of funding.

China Probes Stock Market Regulator Official

02/12/2014

China is investigating a senior official of the country’s chief securities regulator on allegations of violating the law, with local media linking the probe to approvals of company listings.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Regulator to Back 8 Financial Firms in Asia Expansion

02/12/2014

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission said it will pick eight financial holding firms which it could build into regional players in Asia through the provision of regulatory incentives.

China’s Securities Regulator to Unveil New IPO Rules

01/12/2014

The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it has concluded drafting the rules for a new approval management system for initial public offerings in the country’s bourses.

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.