Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Concerned Over Asian CPP Assessment

03/12/2013

“Imposing conditions and standards that are not relevant for non EU Central Counterparties (CCP) would give rise to severe problems” […]

CSRC to Remove Halt on IPOs

02/12/2013

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is set to reform the platform for Initial Public Offerings (IPO). The CSRC said […]

SEBI Consultation Paper on Regulation of Analysts

02/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a consultation paper to address a proposed regulation of research analysts.

Markit to Provide SFC Electronic Trading Rules Solution

29/11/2013

Markit announced today it had been selected by members of the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) to provide the online solution to facilitate compliance with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) new electronic trading rules.

MAS Consultation Paper on Changes to Banking Act

29/11/2013

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is proposing several changes to the Banking Act (BA) to strengthen its supervisory oversight […]

NZ Regulator Announces New CEO

28/11/2013

The New Zealand regulator, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has appointed Rob Everett as its new Chief Executive, effective 3 […]

Securities / Derivatives

EMIR Drives Legal Entity Identifiers Adoption in APAC

28/11/2013

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) has become the key driver this year for Asian regulators beginning to include pre-LEI codes in their reporting requirements

ASIC Pleased with Superannuation PDS Changes

27/11/2013

ASIC launched the shorter Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) Regime” in June 2012, and has now had a chance to review a sample of the shorter PDSs for superannuation and simple management investment schemes.

S. Korea Implement Basel III Capital Regulations to Domestic Banks from December

26/11/2013

Basel III capital regulations will be phased in to the South Korean domestic banks from December 1, 2013, as part of strengthened prudential regulations for banking sector which have been under discussion since the global financial crisis.