BOJ Amendment to Guidelines on Eligible Collateral

04/10/2013

At the Monetary Policy Meeting held 4 October 2013, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan made the following […]

ASIC Releases Further Guidance on Hedge Fund Disclosure

03/10/2013

ASIC has today refined the definition of a hedge fund to ensure disclosure requirements are appropriately targeted at those funds […]

Securities / Derivatives

Regulators from Asia attend meeting at ESMA

03/10/2013

Principals and senior representatives of authorities responsible for the regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in Australia, Brazil, the […]

Securities / Derivatives

FATCA Registry will Aid Foreign Financial Institutions’ Compliance Efforts

02/10/2013

The recent creation of a new online registration system for financial institutions to register with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will benefit compliance and legal staff.

Securities / Derivatives

Fitch Rates ICBC Basel III Notes ‘BBB+(exp)’

02/10/2013

Fitch Ratings has assigned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd’s (ICBC Asia; A/Stable) upcoming 10-year Basel III-compliant Tier […]

Securities / Derivatives

ESMA Publishes Further Advice to Commision on Non-EU Countries

02/10/2013

The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has published its second set of advice to the European Commission on the […]

Securities / Derivatives

ASEAN MoU to Establish Cross-Border Collective Investment Schemes

01/10/2013

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (“ACMF”) announced that the Securities Commission of Malaysia, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the […]

CBRC on Banking Regulation in Shanghai FTA

29/09/2013

Recently, the CPC Central Committee and State Council have decided to establish the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Area (FTA). […]

SFC and SEHK Publish Listing Revision on Overseas Companies

27/09/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong […]