India’s SEBI May Seek HK, Singapore Assistance in Insider Trading Probe

13/06/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India may ask help from its peers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Mauritius, as it widens investigations into suspected market activities of several overseas hedge funds.

China Pushes Private Investment to Spur Growth

13/06/2014

The Chinese government is looking to boost private investment in areas including railways, roads, harbours, and power stations which state capital used to dominate.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesian Banks to Pilot New Branchless Banking Scheme

13/06/2014

Some of Indonesia’s big banks are piloting a new scheme known as ‘branchless banking’ as a way to expand financial services in the country where half of its 240 million strong population does not have access to financial services.

China to Relax QDII, QFII Control

12/06/2014

China has signaled it will relax control over Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) and Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) to show its determination at speeding up the yuan’s convertibility under the capital account.

Securities / Derivatives

China Beefs Up Financial Support for Trade

12/06/2014

China’s central bank has called for more financing channels for the country’s import and export businesses in a bid to stabilize foreign trade.

Australia May Have to Tighten Forex Regulations

12/06/2014

Australia could be forced to increase its oversight of the US$4 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market in line with tougher United Kingdom rules.

Securities / Derivatives

China Regulator Tightens Rules for IPOs

11/06/2014

The securities regulator has tightened rules for initial public offerings again, to the dismay of investment bankers who want the market to decide how shares are priced.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Regulators Cautious on Rising China Loans

11/06/2014

Hong Kong regulators are imposing strict financial rules four years ahead of their expected implementation under global standards on worries some banks may be vulnerable if Chinese economy weakens significantly.

Securities / Derivatives

Australia’s Central Bank Governor Sounds Caution on New Threats to Stability

10/06/2014

Global regulators are issuing more than enough regulation to stop a recurrence of a global financial crisis, said Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens, as he cautioned that new potentially damaging threats to global stability could be overlooked.