Resolution & Recovery

India Regulator to Create Trade Depository Winding Down Framework

17/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is working on a new policy which will establish a framework for the orderly winding down of trade depositories in the event of a depository going bust or voluntarily closing its business.

Structural Regulation

Global Structural Reform Drives Significant Investment at Financial Institutions, says Accenture

17/07/2015

More than half of firms expect to spend more than US$200 million this year on overhaul projects to ensure compliance with global structural reform requirements, with nearly one-third expecting to spend more than US$500 million.

Market Abuse

China Cracks Down on Grey Market Margin Lending

16/07/2015

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has increased scrutiny of peer-to-peer lenders, which have been operating outside of approved margin lending channels.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Releases Evidence Metrics for Self-Assessment of Regulator Performance

15/07/2015

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has released the evidence metrics it will use to report against the Federal Government’s Regulator Performance Framework, which aims to reduce the regulatory burden while achieving the same regulatory outcomes.

Structural Regulation

Challenges Ahead for New SGX Chief

15/07/2015

Former investment banker Loh Boon Chye will be presented with several challenges as he takes over at the helm of the Singapore Exchange.

Trading & Investment

China Liberalises Domestic Bond Market

15/07/2015

China continued to liberalise its domestic capital market by scrapping quotas that limited investments.

Cybersecurity

China to Release New Regulations on Internet Finance

15/07/2015

The People’s Bank of China will soon release new regulations to regulate Internet finance and promote its healthy development.

KYC & CDD

India Banks to Use Credit Bureaus for KYC Checks

14/07/2015

Indian Banks have started to use credit bureaus to perform identity and background checks as part of their KYC procedures.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Concerns Over Regulating Forward Contracts

13/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India says it is not comfortable with forward contracts on the commodity exchanges it will soon be expected to regulate.