Credit Risk

Malaysia Central Bank Issues New Guidelines on Restructured Loans

06/05/2015

Bank Negara Malaysia, the country’s central bank, is revising guidelines on restructured and rescheduled (R&R) loans in a move that could impact the asset quality and earnings of local banks.

Structural Regulation

CCB (Asia) Selects Wolters Kluwer to Help Address Regulatory Reporting Requirements

05/05/2015

China Construction Bank (Asia) has announced they will be implementing Wolter Kluwers, OneSumX Regulatory Reporting solution.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Repeals Certain Market Integrity Rules

04/05/2015

Australian Investments & Securities Commission has refined its market integrity rules by removing certain unnecessary compliance requirements on market participants.

Alternative Markets

India’s SEBI to Alter Rules on Alternative Investment Funds

04/05/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to introduce changes in the rules on alternative investment funds (AIFs).

Trading & Investment

Dollar Spikes Reflect ‘Normal Market’, Says ASIC in Preliminary Report

03/05/2015

Spikes in the Australian dollar ahead of Reserve Bank interest rates decisions were the result of lower liquidity in the market before announcements are made, Australian Securities & Investments Commission said in a preliminary finding.

Capital Adequacy

MAS Announces Domestic Systematically Important Banks, Publishes Framework

01/05/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has published its framework for identifying and supervising domestic systemically important banks in Singapore including the inaugural list of D-SIBs.

Payments & Settlements

China’s RMB Back to Fifth Place in Global Payment Rankings, SWIFT Says

30/04/2015

China’s renminbi reclaimed its position as the fifth largest payment currency in the world after slipping to seventh in February in a sign that more companies boosted their investment in China assets.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong in Talks with Taiwan on Potential Cross-Border Stock Link

30/04/2015

Hong Kong’s stock exchange is exploring the possibility of opening direct stock trade links with Taiwan, says its chairman, adding that it held initial talks with Taipei about a potential cross-border share trade.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ESMA Announces Third Country CCP Recognition for Asia

29/04/2015

ESMA announces recognition of ten third-country CCPs established in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.